I really enjoy receiving the blog posts that Seth Godin sends out every day. More often than not he touches upon something that is relevant or pertinent to what is going on in my life. At the very least that means that I know I am not alone! Today, Seth advised us not to react [...]

Reacting = bad, responding = good says Seth
by simon on December 16, 2014 in not running, opinions, training

Who the hell am I racing against?
by simon on June 1, 2014 in not running, opinions
In the second in a series of very self-indulgent posts this weekend (sorry!) I want to answer the questions: who am I competing with? Who am I measuring myself with? Who am I racing against? Watching the best of the best I watched the the women’s World Triathlon Series race that took place in Hyde [...]

Book & talk about ‘Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World’s Fastest Cyclists’ by Michael Hutchinson
by simon on March 26, 2014 in books, not running, reviews
Running is such a simple sport. The common wisdom is that all you need is a pair of shoes and enough functional clothing for the weather / legal requirements of the place you are running in. Some even argue that you don’t need shoes. Or clothes. But that is also, perhaps, one of the downsides [...]

What lies beyond the edge of running – My #AdventureList
by simon on February 26, 2014 in not running
At freestak we have recently started working with Berghaus on a campaign that will be hitting magazines and computer screens near you soon. Now that we are part of the Berghaus team, we have been included in a few things that this great British brand have been organising. One of the big ones this year [...]

Peau de what? Trying ski-touring for the first time and loving it!
by simon on January 1, 2014 in not running
I love the idea of adventure and new endurance sports. I love pushing myself as hard as I can physically. And I love the mountains. So ever since I heard about ski-touring, I have wanted to have a go. For Christmas this year, Mrs. F. and I went to Switzerland and found ourselves for a [...]

Look and Learn for adventurous types: Nick Parks event at Berghaus
by simon on November 19, 2013 in news, not running
My life definitely has running at its core. But it is not the be-all-and-end-all. I also really love doing other endurance-type stuff when I get the chance (which sadly is never often enough). I love hiking, fast-packing, climbing, cross-country skiing… anything that involves strenuous exercise really! But as much as I love doing stuff myself, [...]

not running: a new category
by simon on August 3, 2013 in not running
This blog is about running and specifically about two things: me trying to find out how good I can be as a runner hopefully helping and inspiring a few people to be the best runner they can be So why have I added a category of posts entitled ‘not running’. This is not going to [...]
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