It takes a lot to worry Spencer Matthews. The former reality television star has a breezy and engaging self-confidence, and tends to see the world in terms of what he can achieve, rather than reasons

‘Believe it or not this was my first audax. I’ve been eyeing PBP [Paris-Brest-Paris, 1,200km] for decades but you have to do a series of audaxes to qualify, and there aren’t any organised audaxes in M

In 2018, I ran my first half-marathon. It was part of the Liverpool Rock n Roll weekend, and the start and finish were in the city centre. There were thousands of people in Liverpool for the event, do

It’s New Year’s Day. It is literally freezing. I’m soaking wet, wearing a skimpy tri-suit and hurtling downhill at 65kmh. I absently wonder if my nipples or my fingers will fall off first. I question

At the end of this month, I turn 48. FOURTY-BLOODY EIGHT! I know, right? Part of me can’t believe it because I am now nearer to 50 than I am 40 and, back when I was a young un’, I thought that was ‘de

If you google ‘Fast, flat, European marathon’, then Berlin and Valencia races seem to hog the serach engine limelight. I’m here to recommend you do yourself a favour and look at nearby Seville instead