We’ve got Laura’s cousin Rob, her sister Annamarie and George, her Greek husband down from Leeds for the weekend. George has been a friend of mine for years and Laura and I introduced them. Last night the girls and Rob were at their other sister Alice’s hen-do and George and I went up to Brick [...]
May
22
Out of the frying pan…
I got back from Orlando this morning after a delay, arriving at Gatwick at about 9.30am. The usual hour long wait for bags followed, which meant I wasn’t home until almost noon. With raging jetlag, I had a bit of lunch and then a quick kip on the couch before going out for a run [...]
May
21
Two thirds of the way through the challenge
Today is day 244 – just over two thirds of the challenge gone. It was a another hot and sticky one – I swear if I ran here all the time, I would be a stone lighter given the amount I seem to sweat on a run in the heat… In other news, my application [...]
May
19
Hot in Orlando
After a few ash-induced delays, we finally got to our hotel in Orlando, the Loews Royal Pacific at about 7.30pm last night and after a quick shower, turned right around for Virgin Holidays 25th birthday party. I know I said I’d try and collar Sir Richard Branson for some running chat but, unfortunately, he was [...]

