The health and wellbeing challenge day 5: running
Being active is one of the key factors to maintaining …
What’s in your swimming bag?
I realised my swimming bag was large when my son …
Off the beaten track in Malta: my first mountain bike triathlon
I’m cycling along the coast of Malta, where turquoise seas …
Kings Cross Pond Club: is this the end for city-centre wild swimming?
The Kings Cross Pond Club, which sidled on to London’s …
How I upgraded to swimming club class with Out to Swim
I’m not a huge fan of making January resolutions, but …
Should I exercise harder, but in shorter bursts?
UK national guidelines say that adults should be active every …
My 50th-birthday challenge: week five
Friends and readers have commented, with concern, that rest days …
Meet the ice mile: the toughest swimming test on the planet
A few years ago I travelled to Finland to compete …
My 50th-birthday swimming challenge: week four
“Are you faster?” “Are you fitter?” “Do you feel any …
Develop your front crawl technique with Karen Pickering
Swum well, front crawl it is the fastest and most …