Me at the Katzensteine in Mechernich

Gary Buckle

I develop websites, I also do a lot of running, I play squash, I love staying active.

  • Sean and Gary at the finish

    London2Brighton:down and dirty

    May 30, 2024

    We travelled over by train on Friday evening, meeting up with Sean at St Pancras at around 7:30. He was a bit knackered, we were a bit knackered so we opted out of meeting up and eating together. Heike and I were in Richmond town centre so we found an Italian restaurant and took our seats outside.…

  • A picture of Sean Buckle

    London 2 Brighton

    May 23, 2024

    The picture above is my son Sean Buckle who ran a 100km from London to Brighton this time last year. He never stopped smiling! This year he has convinced me to run it with him. I've run one Ultra before and if you're not sure what an Ultra is then I asked ChatGPT for you and... An ultramarathon is…

  • Gary in front of the Brandenburg Gate

    Berlin bound

    Aug 15, 2023

    The photo is 5 years old! In 2017 a very good friend and myself ventured to Berlin in order to run the Marathon. 5 years later I am back again but this time with Colleen my daughter. She is attempting her first marathon and together we are going to blast through the Brandenburg gate in around 4…

  • Running past the Katzensteine

    Apr 24, 2023

    This was a great find, the sandstone rocks! The forest and the fact that it is less than 3km away from where we live. I have looked up the rocks on Wikipedia, they're old, very old. I have no idea what the area is specifically called, it's definitely on the edge of the Eifel National Park. I am…

  • Running in Villewald

    Jan 9, 2023

    Running in the forests of Germany I (we) arrived in Weilerswist in September, a small town outside of Cologne. I had already committed to running the Cologne Marathon and whilst training for that event I discovered the Erft. I like running alongside the banks of rivers or canals anyway but it's…

  • Berlin blow for blow

    Sep 27, 2023

    We walked across a former airfield, the wind in our faces, surrounded by cyclists, skateboarders and runners. This was marathon day minus 1, Saturday, registration day. Eventually we found the entrance to the Berlin marathon registration expo, heavily sponsored by, no let’s not mention the…

  • Is it the final countdown?

    Sep 19, 2023

    The start towards the start line Training is over, whatever I do now is not going to significantly impact the performance in Berlin on Sunday. Meaning that if I go out and drag myself through a 21km or a fast 10km, the impact of such training wouldn't really impact the race result on sunday. I am…

  • The rugged hills of the ardenne

    Berlin The last two weeks

    Sep 13, 2023

    Tapering Two weeks to go before Berlin, personally it's been a busy time. Our house is a Baustelle, a building site, wires hanging out of the half finished walls, everything covered in dust. Still a lot of things to do. My only escape is running but I'm not really running that much now because in…

  • Polar watch image

    Sports Watch

    Aug 16, 2023

    I received my first real wrist based sports device in 2011. A Garmin GPS watch, a gift for my 50th birthday. Since then I've owned a few different sports watches but mainly from 3 different sources, 3 different companies. Those 3 companies listed in the chronological order of my experience are…