On 27 April 2025 I ran the London Marathon. I make no secret of the fact I love this event. London Marathon is more than a race for me, and I have so many fond memories of this event. In 2011 I ran London Marathon for the first time. It was my first marathon, and … More London Marathon 2025
On 6th April 2025, I ran Milan Marathon for the first time. I love travelling to Italy with my family, and Milan has been on our travel radar for some time. This year, Milan Marathon fell on the first weekend of the school holidays, so we took a late flight on Friday night (after school … More Milan Marathon 2025
On 16th March 2025, I took part in Rome Marathon for the 4th time. On the 30th anniversary of Rome Marathon, the field more than doubled in size, with 28,000 runners signed up for the marathon. It was my 164th marathon (plus), and my 121st event as an official pacer (58 marathons). It was also … More Rome Marathon 2025
On 23 February 2025, I completed the Seville Marathon for the second time. After taking part in Seville Marathon 2024, I was unsure if I would return this year. Forever having the dilemma of wanting to return to take part in events, but also experience new events, it simply is not possible to take part … More Seville Marathon 2025
On 12 January 2025, I ran my first marathon of the year. With an aid station filled with doughnuts who can blame me, just the motivation needed. This was my 162nd marathon, who would have thought I would be on my journey to 200 marathons. It was freezing today. When I left the house, it … More Doughnut Dash Marathon 2025
On 15th December 2024, I took part in the Pisa Marathon. Pisa Marathon was my 15th Marathon of the year and my 161st all-time Marathon (plus). I am pleased to have paced another marathon in Italy, making this the 119th time I have been an official pacer and 56th time pacing a marathon. This time, … More Pisa Marathon 2024
After running the World Marathon Majors Grand Slam in 2023, it was always going to be a bit of a come down not running them all in 2024. I was very lucky to be able to run all of the World Marathon Majors in 2023, but it is not affordable or realistic to run them … More My Abbott World Marathon Majors of 2024
You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed, and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. On 11th May 2024, I took part in the Neo Run, with Phoenix … More Neo Marathon 2024
Running London Marathon is always a highlight in my running calendar. On 21st April 2024, I had the privilege of running London Marathon 2024. This was my 12th in person London Marathon (13 including 2020). It was also my 153rd Marathon (plus) and the 113th event as an official pacer (50th Marathon as a pacer, … More London Marathon 2024
On 14 April 2024, I finally returned to run the Limassol Marathon. Limassol may not have the biggest marathon, but it has become one of my families favourite destinations for a lovely holiday and run. We first travelled to Limassol in 2017 so I could run the marathon, then I returned for Limassol Marathon 2018 … More Limassol Marathon 2024
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