Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest – Edinburgh

It’s the day after the race and my body is in pain. The sweet, delicious pain that only comes after you put your body to the test. After you make it run up a few hundred steps, climb a slick hill, do the monkey bars, crawl under nets, climb walls and jump off the otherContinue reading “Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest – Edinburgh”

Interview: Run with Mark

1. You weren’t completely happy with your life so you changed it. What did it take to make that decision, it can’t be easy when so many others don’t make the change?  It was a really easy change for me to make, I was totally fed up with being unhealthy, it had gotten to theContinue reading “Interview: Run with Mark”

Rat Race – Urban Gym, Edinburgh

What a simple yet genius idea. Taking the gym to the streets. Taking the routine of running slumped over a treadmill, IPod taped to your ears, eyes listlessly stalking the mute TV on the wall and introducing  you back to the world of outdoors. Edinburgh’s Urban Gym has regrouped and restyled and its going toContinue reading “Rat Race – Urban Gym, Edinburgh”

Bupa Great North Run

Thousands of soaking wet people stood gathered at the foot of Arthur’s seat, me amongst them, the iconic Scottish fog encasing us all. The atmosphere was entire. That perfect balance of tension and eagerness. It was hard not to feel small in the huge crowd, in the open space of Holyrood gardens where the Bupa Great NorthContinue reading “Bupa Great North Run”