About Me

Since a young age John has always had a love of adventure and a fascination with mental and physical endurance. A keen sportsman at school, he finished his first marathon in London at the age of 18, and continued on to push himself through the 26.2 miles in Berlin, Paris and Stockholm over the next four years, while also competing in over 15 half-marathons.

Since John first started running he always dreamed of participating in the infamous Marathon Des Sables, and the opportunity to push himself to the limit. It took one drunken night with friends for him to eventually find the courage to sign up for 'The toughest footrace on earth' and his training started in earnest in early 2011.

With four months to go before flying out to Africa, John has upped his training and will leave the beaches of Rye to fly out to Argentina and Chile for a month over the Christmas period to take advantage of the warm climate and the altitude of the Atacama desert. You can follow John's brutal training programme on his blog.

When not running, John lives and works in London as a Brand Consultant

John would like to thank his friends and family for all of their support to date. A special thanks must go to Cate Gunn for her time, generosity and skill in producing the photography for this website.