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Book Review – Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes

Self-help books are all the rage. Titles like How to Write a Blog (must read that one when […]

July 17, 2014 Book reviews, Books, Greek sporting legends, Running, Sport

Sore Nipples and Trench Foot at the London Marathon

The London Marathon is one of the great city sporting events. A quality elite race, which this year […]

April 11, 2014 Running, Sport

The Beauty of the Marathon: in defence of Katherine Jenkins

Newspaper columnists have a tough time, especially those who have to churn out words of wisdom on a […]

April 24, 2013 Music, Running, Sport

The Agony and the Ecstasy

It is rare, even after more than 20 years of writing about international sport, that I have felt […]

November 9, 2012 Greece, Running, Sport

Next stop Sparta

Athens. Friday morning. Five am. The night sky is black, no hint of dawn but already there is […]

September 26, 2012 Greece, Running, Sport

Remembering the other George Best

On Monday, March 16, 2009 a memorial service took place at the Actors’ Equity Audition Center on West 46th […]

June 26, 2012 Culture, Running, Sport

No records at the Paris Half-Marathon

A number of people have kindly inquired over the last couple of months about my efforts in the […]

June 25, 2012 Running

Running for George

So, just 48 hours until the Paris Half Marathon. I would like to be able to say that […]

March 2, 2012 Running

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