It’s less than 7 days till the London 10km Winter Run, and as you can imagine, I am both excited and nervous at the same time. Not only is it my very first 10km run (hopefully the first of many), I am also looking forward to hearing and feeling the energy of the crowd. It’s been […]
Read more "LONDON 10KM WINTER RUN #2: FUNDRAISING"New year means new me, right? Like everyone up and down the country, I’ve promised myself to become a new and better me. I’ll eat healthier, I’ll do more exercise, I’ll drink less ect. so I say. Like everyone else around the country, we all know that isn’t going to happen. So this time round, to […]
Read more "TRAINING #1: LONDON 10KM WINTER RUN"To Future Me If you’re going to do another challenge of this size, you’re going to need a lot of things to help complete the journey. Don’t worry, the organizers will give you a checklist in advance. But from personal experience, these are the things that I used a lot of in last year’s trek which really […]
Read more "HOW TO WALK 100KM: WHAT YOU’LL NEED ON YOUR JOURNEY"The day of the walk had finally arrived and with my gear packed in my mates borrowed and very handy Osprey bag, I set of on the tube in the wee hours of the morning with my walking buddy to Sullivan Primary School in Putney, South West London for the starting line. There were over […]
Read more "TREK BLOG #5: I DID IT!"The day is nearly upon us and in only a couple of hours time, I will embark on one of the toughest, if not, the toughest challenge I have ever attempted. I confess I am getting quite nervous as start time looms. Naturally this is my first ever walk of this length across unknown terrains and […]
Read more "TREK BLOG #3: WISH ME LUCK!"No sooner had I recovered after a few days rest after my last training session did I find myself stretching at 6.30am gearing myself up for my fourth (or was it fifth?) session hard trekking. Admittedly, I was quietly confident – I was going to walk faster and go longer than before. I was raring to go. We walked fast. Really fast. No […]
Read more "TREK BLOG#2: MY POOR FEET!"This summer on the 6th June, I will be taking part in a 100km walk from London to Brighton in support of Blind Veteran UK, a charity that “provide vision impaired Armed Forces and National Service veterans with the person-centred services and tailored support they need to discover life beyond sight loss”. Unemployment sucks and in […]
Read more "TREK BLOG #1: WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!"The London Triathlon was inspiring and this year, it was held in Hyde Park in central London on a sunny and warm afternoon. It only came to my attention because a friend of mine was participating and I wanted to be there to give him a boost. This is not a world competition. Whilst there […]
Read more "The London Triathlon in Hyde Park 2014"The 25 May 2014 was all very exciting for me as I headed to the home of Football, Wembley Stadium, to watch my local club Leyton Orient play Rotherham United for promotion to The Championship, the second tier of English Football – just one behind the hallowed halls of the Premier League. It’s felt surreal to see […]
Read more "A Trip Down Wembley Way"
Kritt Normsaskul 