I’m something of a sceptic when it comes to fortune telling but last Saturday I couldn’t turn down the chance to meet the world famous Asparamancer in Evesham. Jemima Packington is the world’s first and only person that can predict the future by throwing asparagus spears into the air and Read more…
It’s official: the run is off but the ride is on! I chatted to Kate Justice this evening on BBC Hereford and Worcester to tell her about the woes of my injury but how we’ve formed a new plan to pedal and paddle our way up the country! A slightly Read more…
Running can be a cruel mistress. One moment you’re bounding along the trails with a spring in your step feeling like you could keep running until at least next Tuesday, the next moment you’re on the sofa with a bag of ice pressed to a sore bit of leg wondering Read more…
I enjoyed having a chat with Lizzie Crow on BBC Hereford and Worcester yesterday evening to tell her all about Bog LEJOG. We’ll be checking in with them a few more times once we get started so they can track our progress up the country. Here’s a recording from the Read more…
“Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance! You’d do well to remember that Mumford!” These are the words of my school physics teacher Mr Findlay-Palmer and I’m fairly sure he wasn’t quoting from the A-level syllabus. This was a man that during the week would patrol the school labs dressed in Read more…
I first came up with idea of this challenge while lying on a yoga mat in 2019. In that moment of zen calm the world was a very different place and I thought that all we’d need to do would be to get some running shoes, a bike, a toilet Read more…
You may have seen in the news that ‘Speedo Mick’ finished his John O’Groats to Lands End walk last week. A 1000 mile walk. During winter. Just wearing a pair of Speedo trunks. An incredible feat that has helped him raise over £300,000 for a charity he is setting up Read more…
There’s nothing better for motivating you to commit to something big than starting to tell the world that you’re going to do it! This is the start of a huge challenge that promises to have it’s ups and downs but the hardest hurdle has been overcome because I’ve said Yes Read more…