July and August The second half of the year started in a similar fashion to June – just enjoying being in good shape and the very gradual easing of lockdown restrictions and return to some semblance of normality across the UK. This included our ‘Last Man Stands’...
Perhaps a little self-indulgent, but this year has been unforgettable for all the right and mostly wrong reasons, so here's my month-by-month recap. I'm lucky that running is a constant in my life, and something I can turn to on even the hardest of days, so I've based...
Isn’t it bizarre how trivial conversations or moments can stick in your head? I often think back to such a moment in September 2019... Despite having promised to myself in 2013 that my life in academia was finally over, having qualified as a Registered Dietitian,...
I’ve always loved sport. In fact, some (my wife) would say I’m obsessed with it, based on what must seem like an endless stream of ‘unmissable’ action from around the globe (test match cricket is particularly rewarding for truly year-round entertainment). But it’s not...
My clinical career has seen some significant changes recently, so I thought I’d write a quick post to briefly update and reflect on a busy few months in the day job (and inevitably the language will be slightly more clinical than usual - apologies!) For the second...
A few weeks back, I advised a healthy dose of scepticism when faced with the fad diets of the new year. In fact, many of my blogs from last year carried a barely-hidden negativity towards ‘dieting’, so you could be forgiven for wondering whether dietitians have...
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Tom was selected to represent England for the second time at the 2025 Abingdon Marathon, and finished in first place, with a new PB of 2:29:24.