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Hope everyone has a lovely guilt free Xmas - plenty of time in the new year to address that caloric surplus

𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗘! 😁

Start 2026 off right with a fun 5km run for Jersey Hospice Care 👏🏼

Sportscast Jersey are hosting a fun run for Jersey Hospice Care, an event as part of our founder, Dan Andrade's fundraising efforts for London Marathon 2026! 🔥

Great fun for a fantastic charity! 🤝

Sign up here: https://race-nation.co.uk/register/sportscast-jersey/new-year-fun-run-for-jersey-hospice-care

You can also check out the course via the link above too! 👀

Come and start 2026 in a fun way with a great community! 😁

One week today, great event, please come along and support. You can book in through the Hospice Website. 1pm Terri teaching, 2pm Dan teaching. 🥳🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🥳

Spinathon | Jersey Hospice Care Continuing Jay Morris' legacy, we are excited to launch the Jersey Hospice Care Spinathon, happening on Saturday 8 February at Club Carrefour, St Lawrence.

So, those of you that know me well know of a slight obsession I've had for the last few years with cycling an "everesting":

"The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt Everest" - https://everesting.cc/

It all started one early March morning just before lockdown in 2020 when accomplished long distance nutcase Rik De Louche and I attempted a "base camp" (half Everest ascent, 4424m of climbing) which would require 40 ascents of Bouley Bay hill. Having only learnt to ride a bike in 2017, I'm also not built like a climber and have a self confessed preference for the short stuff, so this was my first foray into the ultra endurance world. Despite not training specifically for it, not making any modifications to our bikes, and winging it with the nutrition, we completed the challenge in a respectable time.....

.... and so it began - a journey that culminated last weekend with a "full everesting" - 8848m of climbing one local hill 215 times, something that took over 240k of riding and just over 14 hours in the saddle (just under 17 hours total including all the feed stops)

Despite Bouley being the "perfect" hill in terms of elevation and grade (the only previously submitted local everesting was there, Dean Robson in 2019), after riding every hill in Jersey, logistics led me to Les Ruisseaux - a short punchy 42m climb 1k from home - quiet, shady and sheltered, straight and quick to descend. Now any normal cyclist with half a brain would just bu**er off to the alps and do one big mountain ten times, but where's the fun in that? 😉

So at 4.15am, in some light drizzle and with only the company of small owl hooting in the darkness, I started what would end up being the hardest physical and mental challenge I've ever done....

... but this time I'd trained for it. In April I did a base camp of the same hill as a practice run, so knew what to expect, and with some sweet bike modifications courtesy of Richard Tanguy and the boys at Big Maggys Coffee & Bike Shop., a car boot full of treats at the bottom of the hill thanks to a detailed nutrition plan from Kit at True Food Sport Nutrition and Bond Street Health, training principles from Garry Palmer at Sportstest, altitude training at Strive Health Club and strength and conditioning from Dan at FX Fitness (he's really good, you should check him out....), I can finally say I've done a full everesting ⛰️ - https://www.strava.com/activities/11507591234

There were some wobbles on the day, but thanks to my amazing and supportive wife Tel O'Donoghue who came out and cheered me on, joined me for a few reps )on foot, on her bike and with gizmo the dog) and has been so tolerant of all my specific training these last 7 months, I ticked off my last rep just before 9pm. Big thanks also go out to Choola O'Donoghue and Matt for letting me use their drive as a base, and for the friends that came out to throw abuse at me on the day (you know who you are, you came at just the right time when it was really hurting), and those that couldn't make it but have goaded me on this path of stupidity for the last few years.

One and done, never again..... anyone want to buy a bike?

This is set to be a fun afternoon for all abilities of runner - the first ever Festival of The Mile

Rock n Road Run Co have the know how, and in conjunction with the brilliant team at 3D Events , hopefully this'll be the first of many - something for everyone, including a beer mile 🍺!

Sign up today to secure your place

Want to know your fastest mile?
Have an old rivalry you want to put to bed?
Need a new use for your beer chugging skills?

Well we have the right event for you! Next Sunday from 1200 at FB Fields, Rock n Road Run Co & 3D events are hosting four different 1 mile events to raise money for Mind Jersey.

🏃‍♀️💨 All out fastest mile
🏃‍♂️🚦 Handicap mile
🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ 4 X 400m relay
🏃‍♀️🍺 Beer mile!

Teams can enter the relay and beer mile too! We're hoping for a real festival atmosphere with:

🍕 Tasty pies from The Pizza Box Jersey
☕ Caffeination from Workshop Coffee
🏆 Awesome prizes
🎤 Electrifying commentary from Dave Woodsford

Enter here 👇 & please spread the word! https://3d-events.co.uk/festival-of-the-mile/

🐱🐹Run for the animals🐰🐶

There's still time to sign up for the JSPCA '5K Your Way'. Run, jog, walk or even bike. It couldn't be easier to get involved.

⏱ Join up with the crew from JSPCA on Sunday 29th at 10.30am for a fun run from the Freedom Tree (near the Radisson) to St Aubin.

Busy on 29th? - no problem! Simply sign up and do 5k before 31st May and it still counts 🙌.

✏️Sign up here; https://race-nation.co.uk/register/jspca/5k-your-way-for-the-jspca

https://race-nation.co.uk/register/jspca/5k-your-way-for-the-jspca

Run. Jog. Walk. Any way. Any day.
It's 5k your way. For the JSPCA.

Throughout May, we are encouraging you to ‘springer’ in to action and raise money for the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter. Sign up now to take part in the 5k Your Way for the JSPCA and choose to run, walk, jog, bike, swim, row or even skip your 5k at any time on any day between 1st and 31st May. There will be a prize for our favourite photo shared on social media with the hashtag

Alternatively, you can take part in our physical event on Sunday 29th May at 10.30am from the Freedom Tree (near the Radisson Hotel) where you can walk, jog or run your 5k with other participants. On the day there will be a prize for the ‘Best Dressed’.

Sign up now for the virtual or physical event by visiting: https://race-nation.co.uk/register/jspca/5k-your-way-for-the-jspca

Always a pleasure welcoming the knowledgeable Garry Palmer of Sportstest to our studio to test local athletes, it really is a fantastic insight into how your individual body is ticking and how to optimise your own training to improve performance.

With such a great endurance sport community over here, it's great to have access to someone with Garry's experience - He's taking enquiries now for his next visit, so if you're interested, please drop him or us a line

Another morning of Zoom aqua CPD, one great thing to come out of the pandemic is not shelling out a fortune to travel to the UK for these courses, when they can be done in the comfort of your own home. 🤩