It’s good people who make good places
I bump, literally, into a lady walking her dog on the bridge at Kinlockleven. “You shouldn’t walk using your phone, you’ll miss the view” she…
Correr Por España
I’m really pleased to be “organising” another major run in 2019 – Correr Por España . Correr por España is a 1,000 mile solo run…
Andrew Townsend Photography has arrived!
Most of you regulars know that I’m passionate about photography and I’ve got several thousand photos (of varying quality) from my running adventures from around…
2018 Race Calendar
Well here it is – my 2018 Race Calendar. Thames Path 100 – An old favourite, a 100 mile yomp along the Thames Path starting…
Bucket List 2018
Self indulgent I know but …. I’m not a great believer in new year resolutions but a bucket list well that’s another matter! Here is a…
Ultra Running and the “Starvation Zone”
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’ve had two DNF in the last two races that I’ve entered, The Thames Path 100 miler…
Be creative – everyone is an artist!
I’ve got a new passion – photography. Well it’s an old one actually. I first took it up when I was 18 but it disappeared…
Ultra Trail – Sierra Nevada
Really excited to be back on the road again, this time to Granada, Spain for the Ultra Trail Sierra Nevada. 63 kms through the blistering…
The road to Alhambra
If you are regular visitors to this blog you will know that I decided to pull out of the TransItalia Ultra next month. I got…
Ultra running and the concept of failure
If you are an Ultra Runner then the likelihood is that at some point you have “failed” to complete the course. The sheer logistics and…
ADVENTURERS CODE
explore . expand . look . listen . no boundaries . inquisitive . self-determination . push . single-minded . enthuse . overcome . talk/ask ….
My first podcast!
Yes my first podcast! – the other day I got an opportunity to be a guest on the Todd Nevins “Go Hunt Life” podcast. I…
TRANSITALIA – The next challenge!
Well I’m nearly ready for this one Transitalia 2017….. in that I’ve got a flight to Bologna and a hotel booked at the starting point,…
Running on the edge
It was still dark outside as I put on my running gear for the umpteenth time. It was only day eleven of my journey across…
Blenheim Palace Sarva Run
If you follow this blog you will know that I try and do the occasional run for a wonderful charity called Sarvashubhamkara (or Sarva for…
Trans Italia 2016
With the Pyrenees well and truly in the rear view mirror, its time to turn my attention to the next great challenge- running across Italy…
Blood, sweat and tears
Blood, sweat and tears – a day in the life of an Endurance Runner I woke just after 5.00am – no alarm needed, my aches…