How does the time pass so quickly? I've barely chiselled the blood, sweat and beers from my pants and suddenly it's Tough Guy all over again. This time, Nettle Warrior - the summer version, for those who don't fancy a near-death experience... For me, the weekend was particularly special becau...
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During the Superhuman Games this weekend, there were moments when I had some doubts. Whilst collapsed on the grass, for example, with my eyes screwed tight shut in an effort to stop them exploding out of my skull. There was a hole in at least one of my lungs. There was a throwing axe buried in...
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Or: HOW TO PREPARE FOR TOUGH GUY by the Guild of Adventurers The start of February marked four years since I first strode boldly (hobbled like a three-legged, drunken crab) onto the Killing Fields of South Perton Farm, to take part in the original and hardest obstacle race on the planet: Tough ...
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Photos from Tough Guy Nettle Warrior 2014 have been popping all over the place over the last fortnight. They first starting appearing on Yahoo News, in which I appeared as part of their Pictures of the Week - alongside a view of the Earth from space: After that, various other pictures ...
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This weekend, the Guild gathered in Perton near Wolverhampton for the madness of Tough Guy Nettle Warrior 2014. We arrived on Saturday and spent the day marshaling: taking charge of an obstacle and ensuring that everybody made it over safely and knew where they were going afterwards. I found myse...
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Those of you who are strong of mind and keen of eye will have noticed I did not review Tough Guy on my blog this year. Perhaps you are thinking this is because I chickened out at the last minute. Maybe you think all my bravado was bluff and, when the time came to leap once again into the frozen wate...
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For some reason (possibly because I am a huge fan of theirs) I agreed to take part in the Genesis MMA Gym's December Fitness Challenge. What ensued was three hours of total madness. We started with a run through High Wycombe. Don't ask me how far we ran because I honestly have no idea. It t...
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These are my trainers: Adidas Kanadia TRs. I bought them back in 2009 and they are starting to fall apart a bit, but that comes as no surprise. Excluding hundreds of training sessions, here are just some of things these bad boys have seen me through: Running 21km during Wycombe Half Mara...
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On Sunday morning, with hangovers that would kill lesser men, the Guild of Adventures donned our running gear (I made mine by taking a knife to my trousers), wrapped socks around our shoes to keep them on...and strode out onto the Killing Fields of Tough Guy Nettle Warrior 2013... [caption id="at...
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“If you don't know how to kayak, you may as well give up now.” So says this professional, in his pre-Adventurethon interview. Clearly he has never met an adventurer of The Guild before. We never give up. Ever. And we don't know how to do anything! Due to the weather (there has just be...
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In training for Adventurethon 2013, I decided I needed some help. Some advice. Some (dare I say it) training. You see, no matter what I do to train for my Enduro Adventurethon (14km of open sea kayaking, 21km of mountain biking and 12km of off-road running) I will be totally and utterly unprepare...
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All in all, 2012 was a pretty good year for me. I tried to do at least one kickass thing for every month of the year. Here is what I managed: [gallery type="rectangular" ids="574,1181,932,894,850,1683,2235,1068,2238,1540,1333,981,1131"] Info: this year, I completed Tough Guy Winter 2012, won...
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After all my ranting and raving about the disorganisation of Spartan Race, it turns out their photos had been uploaded all along. They simply didn't tell us. They also labelled them somewhat confusingly. Anyway, here are some of them: [gallery columns="4" type="square" ids="4905,4906,4908,4909,49...
Continue reading ...Having noticed my blog was getting a bit text-heavy, I decided to wait a while for the photos from the Super Spartan, before writing an update. However, is has now been nearly three weeks since we ran the course and not a single photo has surfaced. To be honest, this is entirely typical of the Sp...
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Being Guildmaster of the Guild of Adventurers isn't easy. I mean, if I'm not adventuring, who the hell is?! I am obliged, by the Gods of chaos, exploration and revelry, to pursue adventure as regularly as possible. This is a vow I have taken, by the light of the moon. So it must be - not matter wh...
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As I write is, I am standing just outside the Olympic Stadium for the London 2012 Games...waiting to walk inside and run the 100m. How exactly I have ended up here is unclear. I do, however, know it involved dozens of generous people, all of whom I can't thank enough for everything they have donate...
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Thanks to some incredibly generous donations, I have now raised enough money through the Gold Challenge that they are going to let me run do my 100m sprint event in the actual London 2012 Olympic Stadium, in front of 20,000 people! Do I know how to sprint properly? No. Will I learn how to sprint ...
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So it turns out I'm still one of the Gold Challenge's highest fund-raisers so far. That's pretty cool! I haven't quite reached the heights of the guy raising money to save the rhinos, but I'ml making good progress. However, it also turns out that, if I raise £500 more (bringing my total to £150...
Continue reading ...You have to check this out!! Watching this video makes me genuinely proud to have been part of this madness. Totally, totally awesome :) <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/36682151?byline=0&portrait=0&color=d42a44" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscre...
Continue reading ...Anyone wondering what I looked like as I crossed the finish line of Tough Guy 2012? Well, wonder no longer - here is the very sight, in all its unimpressive glory: [youtube height="472" width="620"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM6izaNeqfs[/youtube]...
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