alex staniforth
Firsts & Fastests: Going Where Nobody Has Gone Before
In the world of adventure and extreme sport, our world is growing ever smaller. It’s becoming harder to find true…
Mental Fitness: Training the Mind for Sustainable Performance
Physical fitness is an admirable state and a goal for most of us: whether we define that as a sub-3…
A Problem Shared: The Power of Human Connection
The world feels heavier than usual at the moment and it got me thinking about the power of connection. Even…
Redefining Resilience: How to Recharge, not Endure
“Don’t tell them to be resilient, they’ll bite your head off!” – was the advice I got during a briefing…
10 Lessons from Running Every Mountain in England & Wales In One Go
You’re possibly sick of the self-development gurus telling us how to be the best version of ourselves in 2026: as…
Men Do Talk: how to have honest conversations
“Men don’t talk about mental health”. It seems quite a bold and perhaps generalised statement to make. But is there…
Running Coast to Coast: third pebble lucky?
Every story needs a resolution – whether positive or negative. Both of my attempts to run Coast to Coast (183…
Trust the Process: How I beat Long Covid
Last week we launched the film ‘Head Above Water’ by Garth Dew which documented my journey with Long Covid, how…
The Power of Human Connection
World Mental Health Day seemed the perfect opportunity to talk about isolation. The outdoors can be a lonely place. Maybe…