‘It hissed at me when I prodded at it.’ ‘Why did you prod at it?!’ ‘I thought it was dead.’ ‘Please don’t prod anymore snakes.’ ‘Ok.’ In July 2023 Jolene and I set out to run the length of Estonia over eight days, self supported. This is part 3 of our journey. If you haven’t…
Estonia – Running the Length of a Country – Part 2
‘If we do just an extra 13km today I’ll book us a cabin and we can sleep in actual beds tonight!’ In July 2023 Jolene and I set out to run the length of Estonia over eight days, self supported. This is part 2 of our journey. If you haven’t already done so, head over…
Estonia – Running the Length of a Country – Part 1
‘If we can just get to the start point in Estonia I know everything will be fine.’ My own words rang back at me as we sat in Luton Airport staring at the word ‘Delayed’ beside our flight number. We’d made it through the first part of the journey, a National Express coach ride from…
The Exciting Kit List for Run Estonia
A kit list, that’s a bit boring isn’t it?! I’m going to try to make it as interesting as possible, as well as hoping it might be useful for anyone hoping to have a similar running adventure in the future. As soon as we decided to run the length of Estonia in just one week,…
Run Estonia 2023 – The Fastpacking Plan
The Plan to Run Estonia ‘The more I’m confronted by the fragility of life, the more I’m convinced I must live it heartily.’ – Cadi Christmas seems to be a good time for me to choose an adventure. Perhaps it’s the downtime I finally get. The chance to sit and think up plans. The thought…
5 Tips to Stay Healthy and Smiling During Covid 19
Staying mentally and physically healthy during the Covid 19 period is going to be important to all of us. For most of us the last few weeks have been a whirlwind of information and the dawning realisation that life is about to change. With so much news and online chatter it can be hard to…
Run For Fun – 5 New Ways to Love Your Running
I love running and keep it interesting by looking for ways to run for fun. Running doesn’t always have to be about speed and distance. It can be a great way to explore and play. Here are a few of the ways I put a twist on the standard run to turn it into a…
Using the outdoors to help with grief
Grief comes in many different forms. We usually associate grief with the death of a person or animal we loved deeply. But it can also be triggered by other events, such as the end of a relationship or the loss of a job. Grief plays out differently in everyone and there is no way around…
White Water Raft Racing In Romania
‘One minute to go’ the starter announces. Breathe. Just breathe. ‘Thirty seconds’. I stare down the churning river. Focus. ’10 seconds’. Our paddles raise and poise. They must not touch the water until…’Go!’ Adrenaline surges, hearts pump, muscles strain. Six people, one raft – we swore we came here just for fun but now the…
Four Inns Ultra Run: Review and Reflection
Setting off on a 40 mile run believing you will fail is not a great start. But after a hectic weekend of raft racing and hospital visits in Romania the week before, that’s exactly how I set off on the Four Inns Ultra. The Four Inns Ultra The Four Inns is officially a walk, organised…