Since my last posting about new gear, I have had the chance to test it.BatteriesThese arrived last Wednesday and after fully charging them, I charged my iPhone exclusively from one of the batteries. The big battery failed sometime on Sunday morning but my iPhone was almost fully charged when I woke.I will, probably, take both…

I have recently purchased a few items for the walk… Batteries I have bought  a couple of external battery packs to keep the iPhone5 going. I intend to track the walk, provide live updates, listen to my banging tunes and answer any incoming calls during the walk. The battery in the iPhone has a capacity…

It was a damp, breezy morning as we arrived at Hampton in Arden tennis club for the 10th running of the Arden 9. Numbers were collected before chatting with fellow club members, people from parkrun and those met at previous races. The weather didn’t look too promising, despite a guarantee of sunshine from one of…

Just got back from the Arden 9, checked my justgiving page and discovered than some kind soul had donated £20 this morning taking my total to the magic £200 mark. Achieving the £200 figure guarantees my entrance to the Thames Path Challenge – no backing out now !!! Of course, this doesn’t mean that you…

I have recently submitted this short article to the editor of the Centurion Running Club newsletter for consideration… Thames Path Challenge Towards the end of last year, I found myself looking for a new job which became my main focus in life. My running suffered, in fact it suffered so much that I stopped running…