In September 2009, journalist James Ellis took a voluntary redundancy package from his role as deputy features editor and travel editor of Metro, the free morning commuter newspaper in London.
With a generous package in his pocket, he set off to start a new career as a freelance writer and editor and, to keep himself on track, decided to set himself a challenge: to run three miles a day, EVERY day for a year… that’s right, no days off.
With the year almost over, the challenge is now being taken up by Andy Ratcliffe who will also be blogging on the site.
You can follow both of them thanks to some nifty technology from Garmin that tracks them via satellite and shows off a host of other flashy stuff like their heart rates. You can even ‘follow’ their progress via a little icon that runs around the map at the end of each link.
From September 2010, it will also be a running club. Every Wednesday we will be meeting in Hyde Park for a trot… all ages and abilities welcome, it’s a social gathering, not a keep fit club – although being a bit fitter will be a happy by product.
Fancy taking up the challenge? Email us here for details how
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