When it comes to the world’s most obscure marathons, Sierra Leone is pretty high up on the list. Probably best known for the movie Blood Diamond, set against the backdrop of the country’s brutal civil war, or more recently the Ebola crisis which spilled over from neighbouring Liberia. I’ve always had an interest in the […]
7 MAGNIFICENT TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR RUNNING MOJO BACK
This year marked my 4th London Marathon in succession. I was overjoyed to qualify right at the front with the elite “Fast Good For Age” amateurs, thanks to my shock 2016 finishing time of 2 hours 52 minutes. Through 2016 I’d clocked up 2,180km – an average of a marathon every week, generally split into […]
BLUEBERRY POWER SMOOTHIE
The NHS Choices website calls blueberries “The grandad of the superfood trend”, valued for high levels of antioxidants and other nutrients. Indeed, some nutritionists believe that if you make only one change to your diet, it should be to add blueberries. I’m not going to argue with that, I eat them almost every day when […]
MEXICAN SPICED TURKEY WITH BLACK BEANS AND AVO
Turkey breast mince has a fraction of the fat of beef, lower calories and marginally more protein per 100g – plus it’s a good source of iron, zinc, vitamin B6 and niacin and other great nutrients for runners. OK, with this recipe I added some of that fat back in with the avocado but hey, […]
RUNNER’S PORRIDGE
Whilst I try my best to avoid all refined carbohydrates, every runner needs a good base of carbs to power (or recover from) any form of long distance running. Oats are one of the best and readily available source of slow releasing carbohydrates, as well as antioxidants and soluble fibre. I was never a huge […]
FALAFEL BURGERS WITH WHIPPED AVOCADO AND FETA
It’s been a while, but someone did actually ask for the recipe and it’s not that complicated (and it was bloody nice!)…. Who needs meat when you’ve got vegetarian options as tasty as this? Falafel burgers Ingredients Can of chickpeas – drained and dried on kitchen roll Small red onion – finely chopped Clove of […]
MEXICAN CHICKEN WITH BAKED TURMERIC CAULIFLOWER RICE
My father made something similar to this when I was growing up, albeit with brown rice rather than cauliflower rice. I’m not sure how Mexican it is, but I’ve added a few more Mexican flavours from the original recipe just to be sure. Ingredients (for 2) 6 chicken thighs or 2 chicken breasts – I’m […]
SPELT SALAD WITH MANGETOUT AND CHICKEN
This is one of those great hybrid dishes that’s both a super fresh salad and a substantial main course. BOBW (best of both worlds). It’s very much inspired by some of the salads that you find at places like Babbington and Soho House, and a million miles from the lame “side salads” that I grew […]
SESAME SALMON WITH ORIENTAL SALAD
According to the packet, one salmon fillet gives you a whole week’s worth of Omega 3s. Which is fantastic news as Omega 3s are not only good for your sexiest organ (your brain) but also a powerful anti-inflammatory which helps with muscle repair and recovery, help boost fat burn when exercising, and boost heart and […]
RAW CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
RAW CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE I love the raw chocolate cakes from Mr Prempy and The Hardihood, but it’s quite hard to justify the price apart from for very special occasions. Whilst not as ornate as The Hardihood, this is a relatively easy, cheap and totally delicious raw cake – completely vegan, raw and refined sugar free. […]