Pushing to the LimitI’ve learned so much over the last few weeks about how far you can push the limits of physical and mental endurance...reactions2comments
The Power Of SportI was recently watching a TV program about the 2012 London Olympics that was reflecting on the targets of developing athletes specifically...reactions1comment
Lucky ManYes, it seems counterintuitive to think of yourself, a man with incurable advanced stage prostate cancer, as being lucky. But I can’t...reactions4comments
National Volunteer Week 2021June 1st to 7th was National Volunteer Week here in the UK, and I thought it'd a good moment to talk about...reactions2comments
Hero to ZeroWhy on earth would you want to run that far when you’ve got a car? You wouldn’t believe how many times people...reactions3comments
9th MayI vividly remember May 2017. I’d been training most of the year for an ultra-marathon that was due to take place on...reactions1comment
Irony of Drug Treatments, My Rhythm of LifeI say irony because when I was 45 years old, my employer at the time sent me for a medical. The outcome...reactionscomments
Milestones and Targets2020 saw many of us reach milestones that we were not able to celebrate thanks to being in various states of lockdown...reactions4comments
An Interview With My Wife: Part 2In May 2017 I had my runner's “groin strain” investigated by a sports injury doctor, as it was hampering my training for...reactionscomments
Are There Any "Perks" of a Cancer Diagnosis?I saw this question posed by one of the cancer communities on Twitter, and it sparked my brain into giving it some...reactions3comments
Reflections on 2020At the start of the year I was still in the worst-case prognosis period of 2-3 years and knew that I faced...reactions2comments
Challenges and ContentmentAfter I was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in May 2017 and told I may only have 2 years to live...reactions3comments
Bah Humbug, But Not ReallyOkay, I admit it, I haven’t been a lover of the festive season for a long time. Yes, I know, absolute sacrilege...reactions3comments
Supporting Men and Their FamiliesI remember well the utter devastation of being told firstly that I had cancer and then the indescribable feeling of being told...reactions3comments