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Wandering the World

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MCM Comic Con London

Last year I went to a lot of trouble buying a replica of the costume that David Tennant wore as the 14th Doctor in the long-running TV series, Doctor Who. When Carmen found out he was going to be at the ExCeL in London for MCM Comic Con, I think she was quite keen on going, and for me it was chance to use the costume again. I added one small addition this year though: psychic paper. The prop in Do …

May 24, 2025

Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery

London Day 2

A day of sightseeing around London as part of my 30th birthday celebration.

May 7, 2013

We Will Rock You

London Day 1

For the first day of my 30th birthday celebrations I went from Winchester, the ancient capital, to the modern day capital of London for a tour of the Cutty Sark, and to watch the musical "We will rock you"

May 6, 2013

Recent Trips

Valencia
The fourth city in our Super Half journey would be our second of 2025, and a much needed break after a busy year. As the race day approached, Carmen started to feel her foot play up again, and Valenci…

Lyon
My third time visiting France, and only the second city I've visited there. This was an unexpected chance to explore a little more, whilst also being around to support Carmen as she competed in the Eu…

Rwanda
My fourth Impact Marathons adventure was a trip to Rwanda where we would learn about the work Chance for Childhood do in communities there, the conservation work of the Rwandan Wildlife Conservation A…

Berlin
In the year that would see the 275th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach's, we would be heading to Berlin for the half marathon. > "One can profit there much more than in any other pl…

Cyprus
I didn't expect to be going back to Cyprus for a third time; though the timing of the marathon there, and knowing the conditions for it there would be warmer than in the UK made it a good choice. Carm…

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Recent Races

Westminster Mile

Phoenix Running Track Wars IXXX - Legends Marathon
Another autumn marathon meant once again training through a hot summer, to prepare for my third marathon of 2025.…

Asics LDN X
We decided to do the inaugural LDN X race in Wembley. It sounded like it was going to be a fun event, but on the day, we could see things that didn't seem very well thought out.…

Market Bosworth Half Marathon

adidas Manchester Marathon

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