One-Ninety-Seven

Ben Collins discovers his new lifestyle is having an adverse effect on his waistline

I woke up this morning salivating. Salivating that is over the oatmeal and cocunut cookies Lola had been baking throughout the weekend and left sitting in mason jars just downstairs. But the thought of venturing for a quick snack before breakfast was dashed the moment I took a glance at my waist and remembered that this morning was weigh-in day.

Bear Sausage

Ben sets out his personal goals for the duration of his stay in Alexandria

Upon stepping off the train I was immediately greeted on the platform by Mitch who regular readers might remember me writing about in an earlier post As Fate Would Have It.

The Accidental Marathon

Ben gets lost on the back roads of Tweed

The last time I went running outdoors I somehow managed to pull all the tendons in the bottom of my right foot which left me for the best part of a week meaning I could barely walk more than a few paces without finding myself in excruciating pain.  So not wanting to injure myself once again, I have kept myself from going running only unless it is on a treadmill where even there I have kept it to nothing more than a light jog...

The Revolution: Easy as One, Two, Three

Ben Collins sets out three personal goals for his time before setting off around the World

In the two months since my last post my energy and enthusiasm for next year has exploded and I am now literally counting down the days until I can pack my bags and hit the road. But whilst the countdown continues, so too does the day-to-day grind – and this I have been grinding harder and longer than I ever realised possible...