Who am I? A mind-body split while trail running

Running can bring on strange sensations. Actually, life can bring on strange sensations. An altered state of consciousness is what some people would call what I am about to describe, but to me that seems a bit of a ponsy label. I described in a recent post a trail run in the hills around Quillan …

A 15 km trail run to cure jet lag

A few days before departing New Zealand for a family holiday in France, I learned of an organised 15 km trail run at Quillan in the Pyrenees, southern France, our holiday destination. This was exciting news for me, as it was exactly the sort of thing I had been hoping for. The run was the morning …