This week I started doing calf raises as part of my warm-up routine and it really got me thinking about my earliest memory of that particular exercise.

Changing gears in the dark.

In 2006 I made the 800m final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Moscow. A year later I quit the sport for rock and roll. I was only 24 years old. I lost my way and put on weight over a 12 year period of boozing and rocking. In 2019 I decided something had to change, so I started running again. 5 stone later I ran a 34 minute 10km and I feel better than ever. Here is my story via the Megabus to the Ritz - your weekly night time commute to a better version of yourself.

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Changing gears in the dark.

Changing gears in the dark.