I admit it. I’m nervous. Hell. I’m downright scared. This Sunday I am swimming 5k at the Marie Curie Cancer Care Swimathon . Along with 19,000 other people across the UK I will jump in the pool to swim for charity. I will be swimming from 2pm at the London Fields Lido – my favourite […]
I am pretty lucky. As a wide-sweeping generalisation, the people in my office are into health and fitness. I don’t need to look far (literally just across a computer screen) to find duathletes and folks training for triathlons. The office is full of runners, the Three Peaks Challenge is a regular occurrence, and there are […]
This Sunday I am doing the Sport Relief Mile – my first race of 2010, and unlike the name, for me it will be a three miler. It feels so good to be “starting” 2010. I have spent a lot of time since my last race of 2009 (September, at La Parisienne) working on leg […]
In 2009 around the summertime I was messing around on my Twitter account, and I did a search for running. One name stood out: @operationjack. I clicked onto Sam’s profile, and noticed a few things. First, some of the people I follow on Twitter were following Sam. And second, he was tweeting a lot about […]
Today on the way to work I clicked onto a story in the Guardian about Evan Muncie. Evan is a 28 year old rice seller. 27 days ago he was trapped in the market in Port au Prince following the mega-earthquake that struck Haiti. And yesterday, he was pulled out ALIVE.27 days. Trapped. Alone. Surviving.A […]
Last summer I ran into my friend Andres. We used to work together, and have shared a few drinks over the years (and lots of laughs). I saw him right before he was heading off to tackle Europe’s largest mountain, in the name of charity. I mentioned to Andres that I would love to share […]
Some of us start the new year with goals for 2010. Others of us look at 2010 as a year to lay the Foundation for the future. For me, one of the most inspiring stories I’ve read about when it comes to plans for a physical adventure for charity in the future has got to […]
It’s 2010… That means a new year, a new race calendar, and for me, choosing which charity to support with my athletic efforts…And this year I will be supporting CMTA – the Charcot Marie Tooth Association, and their STAR campaign to accelerate research and find a cure for the most common type of the most […]
It’s Wednesday. Since the summertime I have been using Wednesdays to spotlight charity fundraising – I started off with my own efforts, in the build up to my own events. As the summer went on, I was blown away by the incredible stories happening in the world of “athletic endeavours for charity” – I started […]
October is breast cancer awareness month. Pink ribbons. Pink parties. Race for the Cure. Komen walks… Did you know 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime? I know 1 in 8 seems a lot – or does it? Think about it. For me, when I think of breast cancer, I […]