Theme: The Long Game There is a moment in every long race where the maths stops working: the kilometres left, the light left, the legs left. What happens next has nothing to do with pushing harder and everything to do with how you built the preceding hours. This essay is about that arithmetic, ...

Theme: The Long Game Deserts end. The school run does not. This essay is about the endurance that never gets a finish line: caregiving, work, the long middle of a life, and how the principles of ultra-distance transfer to it. Read the full essay on Substack This theme comes to life in The Long...

Theme: The Long Game Nobody crosses a desert by running every hour. The pause is not the absence of performance; it is one of its inputs. This essay makes the case for rest that is scheduled, protected and unapologetic. Read the full essay on Substack This theme comes to life in The Long Game,...

The Long Game · 2026 Keynote Series · 03 Burning out isn't high performance. It's the absence of it. I was never the natural athlete. When I ran 1,000km across four of the world's harshest deserts in a single year, I did not do it on talent. When I ran 4,000km across India over 77 days, talent...

Strength Training · Trail Running Effective strength training follows a progression that builds durability, control and power over time. Trail running asks more from the body than simply moving forward. Climbs demand strength. Descents require control. Uneven terrain challenges balance and coo...

Training · Trail Running Most runners are running too hard most of the time. Here is what the science says. I have coached a lot of runners. And there is one pattern I see consistently, regardless of experience level, fitness, or how long someone has been running: almost everyone runs their ea...