Cologne Marathon 2025
If you’re going to miss the bus, then at least miss it running!
Paris-Versailles 2025
Way back in the nineties, that title was quite futuristic for both myself and my brother. For his oldest daughter Jennifer it wasn’t on her radar….
The night Shift
I’ve done a few nightshifts in my time
Seiser Alm with AliC
Some time ago, I got a text from Alicia, my youngest daughter. The text contained two links—one was to a Dolomite ultra marathon
2024
Via Claudia Augusta Tour 2024
Some time ago a good friend of mine told me that his dream was to cycle from Bavaria in southern Germany...
London2Brighton:down and dirty!
We travelled over by train on Friday evening, meeting up with Sean at St Pancras at around 7:30. He was a bit knackered...
London to Brighton- the preparation
The picture above is my son Sean Buckle who ran a 100km from London to Brighton this time last yeaR....
2023
Berlin blow for blow
We walked across a former airfield, the wind in our faces, surrounded by cyclists, skateboarders and runners.
The final countdown
Training is over, whatever I do now is not going to significantly impact the performance in Berlin on Sunday.....
Berlin bound
Colleen and Gary pre marathon
Berlin The last two weeks
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.
Sports Watch
I received my first real wrist based sports device in 2011. A Garmin GPS watch, a gift for my 50th birthday.
Running past the Katzensteine
This was a great find, the sandstone rocks! The forest and the fact that it is less than 3km away f
Running in Villewald
I (we) arrived in Weilerswist in September, a small town outside of Cologne. I had already committed to running the Cologne...