go long Go Long: Callum and I A 105km stormy ride to Glastonbury, Cheddar and Chew Valley Lake. It took 4 hours 22 minutes at an average heart rate of 140bpm and an average speed of 24km/h, leaving a
writing Hit the Button When you start writing its natural to obsess over the quality of what you share. You've read good writing—and this is not it. Your words look feeble and forced. Better to postpone
go long Go Long: Portisnever An 80km loopy ride around Chew Valley Lake and Bath. It took 3 hours 15 minutes at an average heart rate of 121bpm and an average speed of 25 km/h, leaving a
health Drinking after being 6 months sober As we took off for our honeymoon to Switzerland, I had already decided that I’d probably have a drink. I hadn’t drunk any alcohol in 6 months. I’d originally planned
fitness "I want to be more active, but..." The very first post on how to human being was Why Fitness Matters. It was a bit of a manifesto that talked about how taking responsibility for your physical well-being is one of
newsletter hthb newsletter 03 Hello September 🍁 It's been a busy few weeks on the blog! How Restrictive Diets Actually Work—The 5 Principles of Weight Loss. A look at how we really lose weight, and the principles
nutrition A Whole Lot of Reasons to Try Huel I first tried Huel about 2 years ago. I’d seen that more and more people were experimenting with meal replacements. The simplicity of an all-in-one shake and the idea of engineering a
health How to Breathe Well This is a simple post about something that you participate in every day. You rarely intervene, and in general, you're not required to. Even so, 20 to 30 thousand times a day, you
blogging Why You Should Be Writing in Markdown Break the tyranny of note-taking apps and blogging platforms: write your online content in a universal language that encourages flow and keeps you focused on the content. When you’re writing for the
blogging Organising your blogging with Trello Organising anything with Trello is a joy: Web and mobile versions of Trello mean you can easily edit your projects from anywhere. A lot of writing apps aren't so portable. Simple to use:
weight loss How Restrictive Diets Actually Work—The 5 Principles of Weight Loss You found a new diet. It’s the low-x diet. x might be carbs. x might be fats. x might be meat. x might be processed foods. It has a compelling story: x
newsletter hthb newsletter 02 First off, a big thank you to everyone who supported me as I ran my first 100km along the Cotswolds. We raised over £1200! It was bloody hot.
running How to Run 100km, Part 2: The Cotswold Way Challenge In Part 1 I shared my preparation for my 100km fundraising run, with a focus on the heat, as this race was due to take place in the longest heatwave the UK has
running How to Run 100km, Part 1: Preparing for a Heatwave At the end of last year, I sat down and drew up my 2018 race calendar. It would be my first year of running ultramarathons, and I knew I wanted one race to
running Fundraising for the mental health charity, Mind Yesterday was a special run for me. I got to do something I love whilst raising £1254.50 for the mental health charity, Mind. Last year I wrote: As you may have guessed
health Lessons From 3 Months Without Booze Earlier this year I read Catherine Gray’s The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober and decided to stop drinking for 3 months: a Sober Spring. It seemed to arrive at the perfect time
newsletter hthb newsletter 01 It's been a little while since I sent out an update. This is the first edition of an expanded newsletter that will go out less frequently, but with more interesting links and reads. Let me know what you think, and what else you want to see!
writing Why To Choose Ghost For Your Blog Up until now, every time I wanted to start writing I'd expend 97% of my energy thinking about how I could build a blog, which features I want, testing fonts, browsing themes and
writing 6 Fears About Writing & Publishing Online It's been five months since I launched this blog. I've written 14 articles, generated a whopping £2.68 in Amazon referral fees.
rituals Reading Obituaries I recently read Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work! It's a short book of excellent advice on getting your creative work out there, and particularly on sharing your creative process rather than just
critical thought It's easy to be stupid: Hanlon's razor You may have heard of Occam’s razor: the principle that given many competing explanations we should prefer those that make the fewest assumptions. Today we meet Hanlon, the lesser known of the
recipes How To Sourdough (With Pictures) Sourdough is the old-time bread: delicious, nutritious, and easy to make. So on-trend that even your barista will be left in awe at your yeasty adventures. If you're a millennial you'll already be
running How to Run 50 Miles, Part 2: The Butcombe Trail Ultramarathon In Part 1 I talked about my inspiration for running 50 miles, and the injury-ridden preparation for my first ultramarathon. This is a report of how it went on the day of the
running How To Run 50 Miles, Part 1: Preparing for an Ultramarathon How to run 50 miles. It's probably not a question that keeps most people up a night. But it's something I've wanted to do for the last year. These two posts are a
mental health 5 Things to Remember When You're Struggling With Anxiety and Panic Attacks This post outlines the five pointers for dealing with anxiety that I wish I’d had to hand a few years ago. While it’s targeted at people who struggle with high anxiety—
