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The Rory Coleman Underround Review – CustardFail ,UltraBusking ,6 Marathons in 6 Days or how to be in a Wham! Video

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Lee-Stuart Evans runs the Rory Coleman London Underround Marathon at Bayswater Tube  Its a wet rainy Saturday in February , its 3pm in the afternoon and the rain has driven the throng of  tourists into the tube stations in London rather than walk and get wet, I’m in a huge standstill queue of people looking to get in to Covent Garden Tube Station, dressed in running gear , smelling like a dead badger with a 6kg pack and I’m so confused I think this is Piccadilly Station. So far I’ve visited 20 tube stations that day WITHOUT catching a single … Continue reading The Rory Coleman Underround Review – CustardFail ,UltraBusking ,6 Marathons in 6 Days or how to be in a Wham! Video

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Why everyone that said the London Dive Show 2016 was shit were WRONG

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I woke up Saturday morning to a barrage of comments flying around online about how bad the London dive show was this year …even though it wasn’t open yet for the weekend …. It was badly attended , not many stands , shared with other events …. too expensive said the raft of armchair experts , few of which had woken that morning with any intention of actually supporting ‘their’ industry or attending. London Dive Show 2016  When I arrived I instantly saw it for what it was ….quite simply …the best dive show I’d seen at London in my … Continue reading Why everyone that said the London Dive Show 2016 was shit were WRONG

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Sleeping in a Gay Tardis , Dalek Selfies, Dinosaur footprints and running a marathon with 9 Times World Record holder Rory Coleman

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It was minus 2 celcius and I was munching on a huge huge cooked breakfast in a very camp and delightful B and B in Cardiff , it was icy and clear blue day and pretty much as far away physically and thermally as you can get for a desert marathon training day … I couldn’t wait to get started …right after I’d had another round of toast ….and some more coffee….and maybe some more muesli too..as I stared at the stone nude male torso wearing a diamond necklace in front of me. Today was going to be one of … Continue reading Sleeping in a Gay Tardis , Dalek Selfies, Dinosaur footprints and running a marathon with 9 Times World Record holder Rory Coleman

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Karma Lager, Enjoying the Hash , Running as a Chumbawumba Christmas Pudding and Why a Pub Crawl is the Perfect Training weekend for the Marathon des Sables

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Its a Saturday lunchtime , You’ve got an 8kg rucksack on under an Xmas Pudding Costume and you are running along The Greensand Way  to get to your next checkpoint which is one of 10 pub stops you are visiting . You are hot , tired , a little confused and the Guy next to you dressed as a christmas turkey laughs and  reckons you’ll both die of heat shock before the next pub……as he offers you a hip flask with Advocaat in it…… let me take you back to the previous  day to explain how I found myself in … Continue reading Karma Lager, Enjoying the Hash , Running as a Chumbawumba Christmas Pudding and Why a Pub Crawl is the Perfect Training weekend for the Marathon des Sables

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WAA Ultrabag 20L Marathon des sables Rucksack Review

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I utterly loathe this running bag as much as it makes me laugh at just how awful it is. 2 years ago this blog was a short and succinct statement that this bag was not fit for purpose…back then I had no decent bag as an alternative to offer readers… I do now. Firstly Ill walk you through why this bag is quite so nuts, and towards the end you’ll actually have a feel for what you should be looking for and a link to a newer blog of mine 2 years later ( and wiser) where I’ve finally found … Continue reading WAA Ultrabag 20L Marathon des sables Rucksack Review