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Running training plan
January 14, 2016
January is the month of resolutions. Back on the training treadmill, I want to do it right this time. I hate being too constrained but I am hoping that a bit of discipline and structure will set me free. Here are my running training plans for 2016.
Ten things I love about running
January 7, 2016
Running may be glorious but it is also very, very hard. I am in no way a natural runner and so just getting myself out there can be a trauma. Worse, I have taken a long break, and now it is time to knuckle down. I have really written this as my New Year's Motivation to GET running again. My own personal ten top running tips!
Making like Lawrence of Arabia
December 5, 2015
Camel riding in the Palmeraie of Marrakech at sunset - it should definitely go on your bucketlist
Top ten tips for driving in Morocco
November 17, 2015
Fancy a spin? Don't want to risk life and limb? Here are my top ten tips for driving in Morocco. The do's and dont's and the why oh whys.
A day in the life of an Ultra journalist
October 5, 2015
Last year, I was running UTAT, this year I am their "British Ambassador" trying to spread the word far and wide about this amazing ultra in the Atlas. It's my first experience of reporting on an ultra race. This is what it was like.
Atlas to Atlantic: A first
August 18, 2015
The Atlas to Atlantic trek started at the summit of Mount Toubkal (4167m), the highest point of North Africa, and finished at sea level, with our feet in the Atlantic Ocean at Agadir. Three hundred kilometres up and down across the Atlas mountains. It was sponsored by adventure travel company Epic Morocco.
Atlas to Atlantic: An Expedition
July 24, 2015
Preparations are done for the Atlas to Atlantic Expedition. An expedition from the highest point of North Africa, Mount Toubkal at 4167m, to the Atlantic Ocean. 300km straight across the Atlas Mountains, self-supported. It hasn't been done before. It is a first. And it is sponsored by adventure travel company, Epic Morocco.
One Team, One Dream!
July 18, 2015
A week of exercise and healthy food at a luxury villa just outside of Marrakech. What's not to like? No1 Boot Camp invited me to try out the regime of 6 - 7 hours exercise under the sun on a restricted food diet. The results? Read on!
I think the snake is dead
July 2, 2015
12 hours 20 mins of hiking. 1300 metres of ascent and 31 kilometres covered. A big day out in the Atlas Mountains, climbing Mount Meltzen
Saucy!
June 18, 2015
The holy month of Ramadan has just started and so dress codes are more covered up than normal. It can lead to some interesting times on the bike.