I enjoyed speaking with Gary and Ed for the The RunAlive Podcast a few weeks back, talking about the joys of running at various stages in life, including later life. My episode is out now: podfollow.com/the-runalive-p… #runalivepodcast

Great to see increasing support for citizens' assemblies from Labour's Chief of Staff today, as a way to help tackle some of the big challenges we face as a country. thetimes.co.uk/article/sue-gr… politics.co.uk/news/2024/02/1…

"Maybe the mountains had grown..." Book browsers have been striding purposefully towards the new paperback of Richard Askwith's The Race Against Time: Adventures in Late-Life Running Aurum bit.ly/3UYudTr

It’s hard to believe that it’s 20 years since Feet in the Clouds came out. Where did the time go? Still, I’m looking forward to visiting Ambleside to talk about it on 6th June. (Also Keswick on 8th June.) All welcome...

The podcast I created about the history and impact of the normanwalshuk fell shoe is in full swing. Fantastic contributions from Richard Askwith with more to come from Steve Chilton & @boffwhalley to name a few. #studmarks #fellrunning

Stuck for ideas for Father’s Day? There’s still time to get him this…

Such sad news. Not just an all-time-great athlete but an all-time-great human being. Joss Naylor, R.I.P. bbc.com/news/articles/…

This is worth seeing, if you can: theguardian.com/film/article/2…

Calling all runners over 80! Give yourself a treat on Saturday morning & come to the wonderful 80+ gathering at Bushy Park parkrun: parkrun.org.uk/bushy/news/202…

My tribute to Joss Naylor... runnersworld.com/uk/news/a61677…

Your annual chance to honour the patron saint of distance runners – and help young, up-and-coming athletes.

I’m really looking forward to this. It’s not every day (or indeed ever) that I get to share a stage with the great Vassos Alexander + I've always had a soft spot for Stroud

Right, off to Stroud for the #StroudBookFestival24 to talk about running and life with Vassos Alexander and @Sabrunsmiles. Join us at 4pm if you’re interested.

I wonder if this will catch on: Live Zoom Q&As with runners and/or writers, hosted by Adharanand Finn for The Way of the Runner.  I’ll be doing one on 9th April…

Fancy a bit of running-related chat this Wednesday evening (9th April)? Join me for a live Q&A on Zoom at 8pm UK time – hosted by Adharanand Finn at thewayoftherunner.com/talks

Get in the mood for a marathon with a nice easy Wednesday evening session: a live Q&A with me on Zoom tomorrow, hosted by Adharanand Finn at thewayoftherunner.com/talks . Starts at 8pm UK time, Wed 9 April

Nothing on Netflix? Join me this evening (Wed 9 April) for a live Q&A on Zoom – hosted by Adharanand Finn at thewayoftherunner.com/talks. Starts at 8pm UK time. All welcome

“It is a short, gripping history of a vanishingly narrow sporting niche: the quest to climb as many Cumbrian peaks as possible in the space of 24 hours” — Richard Askwith reviews England’s Everest by Peter McDonald thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-20…

For anyone who’s interested: a podcast in which I chat with a really interesting bunch of readers about books, running & other stuff: thewayoftherunner.com/podcast-episod…

This Sunday in London W12: your annual chance to run in honour of the greatest distance runner of all time - and raise money for young athletes. A great family day out.