Five training sessions to stop avoiding!    We all have those days, especially in winter, when the alarm goes off and you look out the window, all you can see is wind, rain, and darkness. The training plan says that you need to do a 4 mile tempo run and this is the only opportunity you have to do it, work will take over the rest of the day and you are looking forward to watching a documentary about maggots that evening (other docs are available, I don’t even know if that doc exists, it probably doesn’t, but you get the point!).   “Missing this one run won’t matter will it? This bed is s ..read more

HOW DO YOU BREAK AN ULTRA RUNNER? Tell them they have a marathon left to go, rather than a half marathon, when they've already run 98 miles. This is exactly what happened to us during this 'fastest know time' attempt...read on to find out more... This was my first attempt at running 100 miles, it was also Ben Whitfield and Adam Jacob's first attempts too. Statistics would say that at least one of us wouldn't make it!  I've had the idea of running the whole Greensand Way (111 miles) for a while, it starts in Kent and covers some lovely hills in Surrey. I know the Surrey end wel ..read more

I'm very excited to welcome my first ever guest blog post. Wendy joined the Running Adventures North Downs Ultra Run this past weekend and wrote the following blog post about her experience and what she learned. Wendy is an inpisrational polar explorer who is preparing to pioneer a new route across the Transantarctic mountains and will finish at the South Pole in 2020. Find to more here. If you'd like to submit a guest blog post, get in touch. Things you only know when you’ve run a trail ultra... We joined Matt, from Running Adventures, in an unassuming car park in Gu ..read more

When my buddy Danny Bent launched the I Move London Relay...I simply HAD to be involved. As anyone that knows, or follows, me will be aware, running on roads and in cities is not my usual type of running, but this event looked so good and I wanted to support the amazing work that Danny was doing, I thought I'd do it! What is the London Relay? 4,000 miles. 2,500 runners. 1 Baton. The I Move London Relay was a 4000 mile run completed in 10K and 5K loops, in central London, repeated for 30 days and 30 nights across July. A new Guinness World Record. Groups of 2-50 participants ran each le ..read more

Running Adventures has grown through my passion for trail running and ultra running. Running Adventures is basically ME...I do all the coaching and host all the events.  I do a number of things under the Running Adventures brand, and I love meeting new people and sharing my experience, knowledge and passion for this sport with everyone who comes along to an event, books a coaching session or signs up to a trail weekend. Check out everything I have to offer via the tabs at the top of this website, and let me know if I can help you on your running journey in some way.  I'm looking forward ..read more

A huge number of my clients come to me because they want to run on trails, but haven't had the confidence to try it on their own. They are used to running roads and feel intimidated by the transition to trails... What if it's muddy? Where will I go? Is it safe? WHAT IF I GET LOST!???? These are all reasonable concerns and totally understandable, we've all been there, nervous of what lies within those trees, away from the 'safety' of the pavement or road, away from civilisation.  In reality, running trails is often safer than running roads, for a start you can't get mowed down by a truck in ..read more

This past weekend saw 11 wonderful people come along to my Trail Weekend in the amazing Peak District. We were blessed with awesome weather and the best trails you could possibly imagine.  The weekend started on Friday, when we went for a 7 mile jaunt around the local area, offering everyone a taste of what was to come during their time with Running Adventures in the Peak District. We then settled down for some dinner as I ran through the plan for the next few days. We stayed in the fantastic Twitchill Cottages, just up the hill from Hope, I catered for everyone, so they could relax in ..read more

In case you didn't notice from all the Facebook posts...it got hot! Really hot!  You either love it or hate it, I personally love a nice heatwave, having said that, I've been on the beach for the past 3 days!  A bit of heat isn't an excuse to stop running, but I would advise you to take it a little easier, we don't want you passing out on the trails now do we? You'll wake up with a funny tan line! So here are a few simple tips to keep you on the trails in the sun, this isn't rocket science, but you'll be amazed how many people ignore these simple bits of advice. 1. Choose a shady route - L ..read more

Who is coming to Love Trails Festival? If you're not.....why not!???? I can't wait for this, it's going to be one epic weekend of running, talks, beers, games and music. I'll be speaking about my 'Ongoing pursuit for a DNF' as well as hosting workshops all about ultra running. There's also going to be some very excellent people joining me in Dorset including awesome ultra runner; Damian Hall, lovely cake loving super runner; Elise Downing, Impact Marathon Series top dog; Nick Kershaw, the legendary Barefoot Aleks, Happy dude; Danny Bent, and a whole load of other heroes. So what are ..read more