The drought has been raging on in the area that we are traveling through at the moment. As well as this it’s the winter season and no rain. The shrubs, trees, dead grass and fallen leaves are bone dry. As you trundle along the paths up to the

The crew had told us that there was a cold spell on the way, but one never really takes notice; we were running in beautiful 29-degree spring weather, the cherry blossoms were slowly starting to open, bringing splashes of colour to the dry sandy landscape. Along the mountainside

Andy and I have run many a country and seen crazy driving, inventive driving, sheer madness and the unbelievable. Over the past few days we have had to run the odd bit of road, cut a mega freeway or run a town to pick up the wall on

The sun was lazily creeping over the western horizon, a typical cold windy Shanhaiguan morning. Emotions running high, we bid farewell to the ocean and headed out into the cold morning air full of excitement and in a way incredibly nervous for the journey ahead. We ran about

On our morning run, we had seen the setup taking shape yesterday, but when we arrived this morning, it was obvious that they must have worked through the night. It was a fantastic atmosphere that had been created for the launch. A massive section of the Great wall had

It was an hour by taxi to William and Qi, we were invited for an early dinner plus a crew meeting and briefing of what lies ahead.   We arrived at Williams home to a great welcome, a meeting of old friends. A chitter chatter and a beer. Then

Flying West to East is known as the beast, the jetlag really hits you.   After not such a great night, being awake from 12 ‘till about three, I finally crashed out into a deep sleep, totally exhausted.  At nine I was suddenly awoken from this rem sleep by

It was 10 in the morning and Andy and I had arranged with Harry de Witt, the CEO of Fresenius Asia Pacific region, to go for a 10 km run. We set out towards the Olympic park where we have been running every day. As we got outside

Slowly the pieces are falling into place as D-Day draws closer. Yesterday the Fresenius China media team checked into the hotel and we had a dinner scheduled for the evening, a final de-brief before the event. So far from our side, it’s just been getting over the jetlag,

It was another one-hour taxi ride to the side of Beijing where William lives. There was a China mobile shop that Qi knew. She decided that it was best to get everything there as she was familiar with the shop. What a mission it turned out to be. With