PinnedLaunching the Open Maker CommunityNew year, new plans. The rapidly approaching end of year is often a catalyst for people setting out plans for how next year will be different, and we — Tom Watson and Tom French — are certainly one of those cliches! …No Code3 min read
May 15A happy failureA regular blog as I work my way back to the UTMB. This is the 4th blog post. For this blog post I’m going to do my general training recap combined with the actual premise of the post, which is all about failure. Part of the reason I’m going back…Running5 min read
Apr 3My journey Back to UTMB — March update and nutritionMonthly recap — March Well after the debacle that was February, March went a lot better. Not great, but better. I managed a respectable 132 miles (212 km) and 8560 feet (2600m) in elevation. This was despite March continuing to be a super super busy work month. The good bits I was reasonably consistent and got some…Running Tips6 min read
Mar 6My Journey back to UTMB — equipmentThis is the third blog post on my journey back to the UTMB. Each month I’ll be focusing on a specific aspect of how I’m preparing, as well as a look back at the previous months training. …Running9 min read
Feb 1My Journey back to UTMB — Building a training planThis is the second blog post on my journey back to the UTMB. Each month I’ll be focusing on a specific aspect of how I’m preparing, as well as a look back at the previous months training. You can read the first blog here This month I’m going to be…Running6 min read
Jan 9My journey back to UTMBIn August 2022 I’ll be heading back to the French Alps to take on one of the hardest ultra races I’ve ever tried. I’ll be documenting this every month, to motivate myself, and as a record that i at least tried. …Running6 min read
Jan 6Working towards a more open, equitable data ecosystem for charitiesIntroduction **NPC** is funding and partnering with a project team to understand the data ecosystem around charities between now and February 2022 as part of their **Open Philanthropy** strand. …Data8 min read
Jan 1Things I learned from ultra runningReflections on things I learned from ultra running 🏃♂️ which are useful in organisations and maybe everyday life A cloud inversion in the lake district in the middle of a 50 mile race 1 — Building resilience Resilience is important and very useful. But it doesn’t come from just doing hard things or being in difficult situations.Yes, doing hard things and coming out the other side can help build resilience, but only…Running5 min read
Feb 27, 2021#DoItMakeItShareItThis Friday (26th Feb 2021) was the first official #DoItMakeItShareIt day, so I thought i’d write about how it went and why we did it. At the end of last year me and Mr French got together to make a free CRM in Airtable. We’d had chats for a few…Nonprofit2 min read
Feb 13, 2021When does 1 ≠ 1There is a mathematical ‘proof’ that does the rounds every now and again which ‘proves’ that 1 = -1 It goes like this Of course this is an incorrect proof. 1 ≠ -1 But in the world of charities and social enterprises 1 does not always equal 1 Money…Nonprofit4 min read
