Yesterday I watched a video on my iPhone. Nothing unusual there (except it was the first time I had done it) and it had a profound impact on me. So much so, that I found myself wiping away a tear from my eye whilst trying to not let anyone see… after all I was standing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
Work, life and what to be dedicated to…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, Alex Honnold, climbing, happiness, marathon, mountaineering, Nigel Marsh, self-confidence, triathlon, work life balance on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a marathon, Jim, but not as we know it…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, marathon, mountain marathon, mountaineering, nick anderson, running, trail running on August 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since the Paris marathon in April a lot has happened in my running world, but there hasn’t been a great deal of running worth writing about. I have been involved in running in other ways – meeting my coach, Nick Anderson, and starting preparing for the Florence Marathon in November. I’ve been reading lots of [...]
Inspiration and validation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, marathon, mountaineering, paris marathon, potential, running, self-confidence, training on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I increasingly believe that we are all capable of much more than we realise, but are often limited in what we achieve because of what we think we can achieve (potential) – or more accurately what we think we can’t achieve – and what we think we should do (opportunity). My achievement at the Paris [...]
WAGs (or HABs)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, marathon, mountaineering, outdoors, running, training on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, as I was being discharged from the fracture clinic, after the consultant told me that my wrist has officially mended (yes!), she asked me about whether I was back into training and what my plans were for the coming months – she was probably wondering if and when she’d see me again with another [...]
