My 2025 was densely packed with running highs and lows, toddler parenting (‘terrible twos’ were mostly good fun, but ‘threenager’…much less so), and a new definition for what ‘busy’ looks like, thanks largely to a breakthrough year for my running nutrition and...
2025 is not yet four months old, but from a running perspective, it’s already up there with my most eventful years. I’ve been meaning to blog for ages, but now that I am finally in a position to do so, I’ll have to be concise to squeeze lots in, having just completed...
In the previous blog I recapped the events that led to my selection for England representation in the marathon at Chester…well, that day duly arrived in early October 2024, and it was a special one that taught me loads! Here are six of my takeaways: Unusual build and...
As I write this, we've just taken off from Valencia, on our way back to London Heathrow. Even if it weren't for the pink bracelets on every arm and 'easy run' shoes on every foot, it's unmistakably a plane full of tired, creaky, happy marathon runners. It's time for...
Let’s start with the headlines: a first London Championship start, a 2:38:12 finish, a PB of nearly two minutes, and a negative split (1:19:21 / 1:18:51). I am genuinely over the moon with this, but as ever with the marathon, this is just the start of the story, and I...
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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.