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Why writing a book is NOT like running an ultra marathon
Matthieu Bonne celebrates his 48-hour world record.I’ve heard running authors in the past compare writing a book to running an ultra marathon, but I’m here to say that while, yes, there are some similarities, the two things are actually very different. One key difference is that how quickly you write a book is not very important, whereas half the point of an ultra marathon - and more than half the point if you’re a competitive runner - is to get to the finish as quickly as you can.With writing a

2025年06月02日

Jacked up and let down
The deadline for the first draft of my Ireland book is technically this coming Friday (I’m hoping that’s not a super strict deadline as I still have a lot to write!) so I hope you’ll forgive the brevity of this week’s Musings. Possibly next week’s too, if I miss that deadline! As soon as I write this, it’s all hands to the pump! (And yes, the exclamation marks are warranted on this occasion!)Since I’ve written about it in the past, a quick few thoughts on the Enhanced Games, which announced this

2025年05月26日

Rolling with the punches on a long run across Dartmoor
The forecast had been for blue skies from dawn until dusk, which is not generally ideal for running. Still, I was more disappointed than relieved by the grey skies and chilly temperatures as we drove to the north of Dartmoor early on Saturday morning. I was running our annual Way of the Runner Dartmoor Crossing, 33 miles (52km) of rugged, hilly terrain, and it was going to be my longest run of the year by far. So these cooler temperatures were good. Yet I couldn’t help but long for the epic beau

2025年05月19日

Inching along the progress chart
On Instagram I’m trying to take a photo a day for a month. This was Tuesday’s picture, a selfie running through the redwoods.I’ve been struggling a little to get out running this week. Partly it’s because I have my book deadline looming - the first draft is due at the end of this month - and so it’s hard to justify spending time doing anything else. I know that running helps blow away the cobwebs in my brain, and so it actually helps me write*, but sometimes a little chink of an excuse not to go

2025年05月12日