Videos

22 November 2022

My IRONMAN Copenhagen story

In 2022, I headed over to Denmark to race IRONMAN Copenhagen. If you're not familiar with IRONMAN triathlons, they're a 3.9km swim, 180km bike and a marathon to finish. It wasn't my first full-distance triathlon but it was a big landmark for me. In this video, I'lll talk about my experience.

15 November 2022

Hoka Torrent 2 review

The Hoka Torrent 2 is a trail running shoe. In this video, I'll review it having done around 100k in it (not all at once!). It's an all-around running shoe with neutral stability and a responsive feel, meaning it doesn't have much padding.

26 July 2022

Montane Minimus jacket review

The Montane Minimus is a packable running jacket.

19 July 2022

Castelli light arm sleeves review

Castelli arm screens are cycling arm warmers designed for warmer conditions. They come with a UPF 50+ rating so will do an excellent job of protecting you from sunburn in moderately warm conditions.

12 July 2022

Stolen Goat swim shorts review

In this video, I'll review the Stolen Goat Ronny swim jammers.

5 July 2022

Gore Shakedry C5 1985 Viz review

The Gore Shakedry C5 1985 Viz jacket is a cycling rain cape. In this video, I will review it.

28 June 2022

Bianchi Aria Disc 105 review

In this video, I will review the Bianchi Aria Disc road bike.

21 June 2022

Mavic Cosmic Pro carbon wheels review

In this video, I will review the Mavic Cosmic Pro carbon disc wheels. They're mid-depth wheels with a rim of 50mm (officially rated as 45mm, I think, if you know why, drop a comment below) so somewhere between all-around wheels and aero wheels.

14 June 2022

Stolen Goat Climb & Conquer winter jacket review

This is the Duffs Climb & Conquer cycling jacket from Stolen Goat. I'm a fan of Stolen Goat as a brand and am even doing this review in one of their cycling jerseys, but I'm not in love with the jacket.

7 June 2022

Keswick Mountain Festival 25k trail run

The Keswick Mountain Festival is the UK's premier mountain festival. Is there a lot of competition? I'm not really aware of any others. But it seems a pretty good festival nonetheless.

31 May 2022

God's Own Backyard Ultra

In May, I ran my first competitive backyard ultra. In this video, I'll explain what a backyard ultra is and how it works, take you around the course for God's Own Backyard Ultra and share some of my journey through the race.

24 May 2022

Avulsion fracture final update

Five months after fracturing my ankle, it's not back to normal: I ran a 60k ultramarathon last week and it held up brilliantly. If anything, I've done so much physio on my right ankle that my left ankle is now the weak spot.

17 May 2022

Cold water swimming motivation

It's that time of year again when the lakes are opening up here in the UK but the water is still cold. So, how do we motivate ourselves to take that first open water swim of the season? Here are eight ideas:

10 May 2022

Big Fat Bike Ride (FLAB sportive)

The Big Fat Bike Ride is a sportive based in Ilkley, North Yorkshire, UK organised by cycling clothing brand Fat Lad At The Back. The sportive has 40k, 80k, 120k and 160k options. In this video, I document my trip around the 80k loop.

22 March 2022

Avulsion fracture ankle rehab: what worked for me

If you're a subscriber to my channel, you probably know I fractured my ankle in December. 13 weeks on and I'm back running and able to run for 2+ hours at a time, so things are going well. In this video, I'll talk about the five key things I did.