The lovely people at Oxfam got in touch with me to ask if I wouldn’t mind flagging up the two races that they currently have places for.

The first race is the Royal Park’s Half Marathon.

The second is the Run To The Beat race, which features bands and DJ’s playing sets along the race course. Which actually sounds pretty cool. Admittedly, the biggest name last year was Bashy, and it pissed down with rain, but still.

Click the links if you’re interested in doing some fundraising. My Gran used to work at Oxfam, so I think it’s a pretty cool guy.

Look! Scarred for life!

Despite my habit of getting into scrapes, amazingly I’ve managed to do British Military Fitness for months now without a single accident. This week, my perfect record came to an end – I got assaulted by a tree. (more…)

Ghostbusters' star Ernie Hudson signs some stuff. I didn't take this picture, but he was wearing the same t-shirt when I met him.

As a geeky sci-fi journalist, I get to do quite a few interviews with geek celebrities. But occasionally, for whatever reason, the interviews get spiked, and they never appear in the mags they’re intended for. So I thought it might be fun to post up a few of these lost interviews for your reading ‘pleasure’. First up is this interview with Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson, better known as Winston Zeddmore. Stargate fans might want to pay attention… (more…)

The guys at British Military Fitness asked me to pass on some info about the upcoming 3 Peaks Challenge. It involves climbing the three mountain peaks in 24 hours.

• Scotland – Ben Nevis at 1,343m
• England - Scafell Pike at 978m
• Wales - Snowdon at 1,085m

It sounds really exhausting, but there’s a full training package available, and I’m sure you’ll be allowed to take sandwiches or something. More information here: http://www.britmilfit.com/events/Three_Peaks.aspx

Hi guys, sorry I’ve been off the reservation, been working really hard on a new iPhone app, that I’ll no doubt bang on about endlessly once it’s ready. In the meantime, my good friend Joff has written a post about the ultimate geek running – last weekend’s Brighton Heroes Run. (more…)

The Berlin skyline at sunset.

So I spent last week in Berlin. It was awesome. Click “more” to see my boring holiday snaps! (more…)

WARNING. THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGERY. MAY CAUSE PARTIAL BLINDNESS. YOU KNOW HOW YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT GIVING UP THE INTERNET? NOW’S PROBABLY THE TIME. (more…)

It’s the mid-week hump! Ah I love these short weeks. We’re showing off entries from our Witness The Fitness iPad competition. We’ve decided to extend the competition for another month and the new deadline is May 30th. Here’s today’s entry from Rob Knight: (more…)

We’ve had a great response to our Witness The Fitness iPad competition – so great in fact that we’ve decided to extend the competition for another month. The new deadline is May 30th, so you now have some extra time to get your entries in. Over the next week, we’ll be showcasing some of the entries we’ve had so far. Here’s today’s entry from Eoin Clarke: (more…)

On Monday evening, I was on my way to Peckham Rye after a bit of a grumpy day. I was looking forward to working out some of my aggression at my British Military Fitness class. Suddenly, I felt a buzz in my pocket. Fortunately, it wasn’t a bee – it was my phone.

“Are you all dressed up for tonight’s dinner party then?” asked my friend Oli down the receiver. “Of course!” I replied, lying. In fact I’d totally forgotten. Balls. (more…)