What’s your name? I’m a banana.

November 10, 2014

I love learning languages but there is always that difficult phase when you are fluent in three phrases but have no real idea what is going on. I am often in that phase for a very long time!

A very hard run in the mountains

July 24, 2014

Training post Marathon Des Sables, with our eyes on a race in the Atlas - UTAT October 2014. We came a cropper...

Running in Ramadan

July 11, 2014

No food or drink for 15 hours and then an hour's run. My Moroccan running friends put me to shame during Ramadan.

Scaling the North Face

June 19, 2014

It's an epic tale of rocks, altitude and pastries.

Recovery or Slump?

June 18, 2014

2 months since the Marathon Des Sables and the glory is starting to fade....

Walking with Nomads Day 3: One for all and all for one.

May 24, 2014

This afternoon, there was a violent rainstorm. As it drew closer, the whole family, sprang into action, covering the tent with a big sheet of plastic, doing the same to all the piles of provisions, bringing in anything that might get ruined by the rain and making sure the firewood had somewhere dry to sit.

Walking with Nomads Day 2:Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang!

May 22, 2014

210 goats, 1 sheep, 7 mules, 10 camels, 3 donkeys, 2 dogs, 22 people and one chicken. It was crowded in the early morning light as we kicked off the first proper day of the migration.