Runpreneur Journey Blog
Embark on an extraordinary journey with the Runpreneur community. Discover inspiring stories, insider tips, and the transformative power of our global challenge. From first-time runners to seasoned athletes, our blog captures the essence of the Runpreneur movement, inspiring others to join the cause.
Helping Others Through Tough Times: Why One Phone Call Matters
Today I phoned someone who had lost their job and was struggling. The advice mattered less than knowing someone cared. Day 2165 of my barefoot running streak. ...more
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November 08, 2026•5 min read
Running After Eating: How Long I Wait Before a Run
Running after eating: I wait at least two hours before a run, and I have the stitches and cut-short runs to prove why. Day 2,164 of my daily streak, with what I have learned. ...more
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November 08, 2026•4 min read
Marathon Breathing Test: Signs You Are Pushing Too Hard
Hear your breathing in the first half of a marathon? I explain why that means you are pushing too hard, and how I pace my own marathons and ultras on Day 2163 of my running streak. ...more
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November 08, 2026•5 min read
Marginal Gains in Running: Small Changes I Am Testing on Day 2162
Marginal gains in running: I look at a backwards turn said to save up to 30 seconds, plus footwear, data and recovery, on day 2,162 of my daily run. ...more
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November 06, 2026•5 min read
Vibe Coding Bugs: Add a Workflow to Your Prompt
Vibe coding bugs took most of my day 15 in a 30-day AI experiment. Here is the workflow step I now add to every prompt, and why I expect to spend less time fixing. ...more
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November 06, 2026•5 min read
Grassroots Football Referee: My Worst Match With Under 15s
My worst experience as a grassroots football referee: an under 15s derby, two yellow cards, a 2-2 draw and a touchline that forgot the game is for the children. ...more
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November 06, 2026•4 min read
Financial Clarity for Business Owners Using AI: Day 14 of My 30-Day Experiment
On day 14 of my 30-day AI experiment I built accounts payable and credit control modules to give business owners financial clarity. Here is what I learned on day 2160 of my run streak. ...more
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November 05, 2026•4 min read
Vibe Coding Takes Longer Than You Think: Day 12 of My 30 Day AI Experiment
Vibe coding is quick to start and slow to finish. On day 12 of my 30 day AI experiment, I share what I built, what took the time, and why the detail matters. ...more
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November 05, 2026•5 min read
Claude Code Usage Limits: What Day 12 of My 30-Day AI Business Experiment Taught Me
Claude Code usage limits decided my pace on day 12 of my 30-day AI business experiment. Here is what worked on a $100 plan, and why I added health checks to every page. ...more
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November 04, 2026•4 min read
Dividing Work When AI Does 90%: Day 11 of My 30 Day AI Challenge
Dividing work when AI does 90%: how I split two team roles, use a two-tick bug check and plan 29 modules in 10 days. Day 11 of my AI challenge, day 2,157 of my run. ...more
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November 04, 2026•4 min read
Running Near Waterways: The Swan Danger I Did Not Expect on Day 2121
Running near waterways feels calm until a swan hisses at you. On Day 2121 I stepped off the path and learned why giving wildlife space protects a streak. ...more
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November 04, 2026•4 min read
Running Streak Mistake: How 1.3km a Day Added Two Years to My Lap of the World
A running streak mistake of 1.3km a day, repeated for six years, adds two years to my lap of the world. Here is what I changed on day 2155 and why. ...more
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November 03, 2026•4 min read
AI Business Plan: Day 10 of My 30-Day Build With AI
Day 10 of my 30-day AI experiment: my product build is about 50% done, and a clear plan shows me what is left. Day 2154 of my running streak too. ...more
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November 03, 2026•4 min read
Running Every Day: How Daily Headspace Helps Me Solve Problems
Running every day gives me a break from stress, and on calmer days the headspace to solve problems. Day 2,112 of my streak towards 40,075 km and £1M for children's causes. ...more
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November 03, 2026•5 min read
Building Software With AI Is Harder Than It Looks: Day 9 of My 30 Day AI Experiment
Day 9 of my AI experiment taught me that building real software with AI is hard. Here is what I fixed, how my strategy changed, and why I am keeping the daily run going. ...more
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November 02, 2026•5 min read
Is Vibe Coding Easy? Day 8 of My 30-Day AI Business Experiment
Is vibe coding easy? On day 8 of my 30-day AI experiment, I spent the day fixing bugs and planning a SaaS migration. Here is what I learned. ...more
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November 02, 2026•5 min read
Vibe Coding Rabbit Hole: What Day 7 of My 30-Day AI Business Challenge Taught Me
Vibe coding pulled me into a rabbit hole on day 7 of my 30-day AI business challenge. Here is what I built, what slipped, and the 80/20 lesson I am taking forward. ...more
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November 02, 2026•4 min read
AI Team Roles: Splitting 90% of Business Work Between AI and People
Day 6 of my 30 day AI experiment: how I split business work 90% AI and 10% people, and why the setup matters. Day 2,150 of my running streak. ...more
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November 02, 2026•4 min read
To-Do List Overwhelm: Why I Hid 161 Tasks and Kept Only the Work That Matters
I hid 161 tasks to beat to-do list overwhelm. Here is how weekly Kanban cards, the 80/20 rule and an AI daily organiser gave me clarity on day 2122 of my run streak. ...more
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November 02, 2026•4 min read
Teaching Children Vibe Coding with AI: Start With Their Problem
Teaching children vibe coding with AI starts with their problem, not my agenda. Here is how I plan to help my 15, 13 and 11 year olds without pushing them. ...more
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October 31, 2026•4 min read
Youth Football Culture: What Ten Seasons of Grassroots Refereeing Have Shown Me
After ten seasons in children's football, I am seeing more disrespect towards referees. Here is what happened on the pitch today and what I took from it on Day 2148 of my run. ...more
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October 31, 2026•5 min read
AI Business Experiment: Day Five of 30 With 90% of the Work Done by AI
Day 5 of my 30-day AI business experiment, on day 2,147 of my daily run. Here is what AI has built so far, and where I expect the hard part to be. ...more
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October 30, 2026•4 min read
Build Business Systems With AI: Day Four of My 30 Day Experiment
Day four of my 30 day AI experiment: I built a real-time profit and loss system in half a day. Here is what worked, what is still unproven, and day 2,146 of my streak. ...more
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October 30, 2026•5 min read
Imposter Syndrome When Starting a New Business: Day Two of My 30-Day Launch
Imposter syndrome hit on day two of my 30-day business launch. Here is how I deal with it: talking on camera and testing my doubts with an AI boardroom mentor. ...more
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October 29, 2026•5 min read
Claude Code for Teams: What Changed When My Team Started Building
I gave my team Claude Code and one of them rebuilt our content process. Here is what I learned about productivity, usage limits and ethical leadership, on day 2,132. ...more
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October 29, 2026•6 min read
AI Built Software Keeps Breaking? How I Test and Audit It With Claude Code
I stopped building and spent today testing everything I made with Claude Code, using one audit prompt and a score out of 100. Here is how I do it and why it matters. ...more
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October 28, 2026•5 min read
Launch a Business With AI: My 30 Day Test, Day 2141
Can you launch a business with AI in 30 days? On day 2141 of my run streak, I share the test I am starting, what I built in a day and the costs I am counting. ...more
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October 28, 2026•5 min read
Running Etiquette: Simple Habits I Have Learned From 2,130 Days of Daily Running
Running etiquette from 2,130 days of daily running: how I give people space, greet others and share paths and roads, and why small courtesies matter on the way to 40,075km. ...more
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October 28, 2026•5 min read
Start a Business Using Only AI: What I Am Testing on Day 2140
Day 2140: I am testing whether a business starts and runs on AI alone, with a one to two week launch target. Here is what changed and why. ...more
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October 27, 2026•5 min read
Claude Code Addiction: Is Claude Code the New Netflix?
Claude Code has replaced most of my TV time. Here is how I run three projects at once, what I have built, and the checks I use to stay balanced on day 2139 of my streak. ...more
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October 27, 2026•4 min read
King Charles III English Coastal Path: What Runners and Walkers Should Know
King Charles III English Coastal Path: I ran on it today on day 2135 of my streak. Here is what the path is like for runners and walkers, and where gaps remain. ...more
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October 25, 2026•4 min read
Morning Running Struggles: Why My Body Prefers the Afternoon
Morning running leaves me stiff after 2,134 days of daily running. Here is why I run in the afternoon, and what I would do if you want to run earlier. ...more
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October 25, 2026•5 min read
Gratitude With ADHD: Being Present on a Family Weekend (Day 2133)
Gratitude with ADHD is not always visible. On Day 2133, I explain why I feel grateful at a family weekend while my mind stays on work, and what I do on my run to reset. ...more
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October 24, 2026•4 min read
Claude Code for Business: How I Built an Inbound Communications System With No Coding Experience
I built an inbound communications system with Claude Code in about eight hours, with no coding experience. Here is what I learned on Day 2129 of my running streak. ...more
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October 23, 2026•5 min read
Running Streak Day 2100: What My Hardest 100 Days Taught Me
Running streak day 2100 on my 44th birthday. I look back at my hardest 100 days: a broken foot, daily 5km runs, and minus 16 degrees in Austria. ...more
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October 23, 2026•4 min read
Calf Tear Running: How I Switch to Recovery Form on Day 2127
I have a minor left calf tear on day 2,127 of my run streak. Here is how I switch to a smaller recovery stride to keep moving safely, and why rest still comes first. ...more
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October 22, 2026•4 min read
Stop Micromanaging AI Agents: The Next Step in AI Evolution
I am 90% prompting AI and 10% doing, but I still micromanage every step. On Day 2125 I explain the next step: giving AI agents outcomes. ...more
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October 22, 2026•5 min read
Buying a Loss-Making Business: Why I Told a Friend to Look at the Bigger Picture First
Buying a loss-making business looked cheap to my friend. I asked whether it fitted the life he wants. Day 2114 of my run and what I learned about big decisions. ...more
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October 22, 2026•4 min read
Running in Wind: How I Plan Routes Around Bad Weather
I mistimed my run and got soaked at 5 degrees on day 2128. Here is how I check wind, route and feels like temperature before every run. ...more
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October 22, 2026•5 min read
Quarterly Retreat Benefits: Why I Step Away to See My Business Clearly
Quarterly retreat benefits, from Day 1808 of my running streak. I share why I step away from work, and what a Spanish resort taught me about marketing. ...more
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October 21, 2026•5 min read
Claude Cowork and Claude Code: Replacing Recurring Business Work
Claude Cowork and Claude Code now handle part of my business operations. On day 2,124 of my running streak, I explain what each does and where the limits still are. ...more
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October 21, 2026•4 min read
AI Replacing Admin Staff: What I Told My Team
AI is replacing admin staff work. This week I told my team 90% of their workload potentially disappears within a month, and why I set a challenge instead of cutting jobs. Day 2123 of my streak. ...more
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October 20, 2026•5 min read
Loyalty in Business: Do You Cut Loyal Staff When AI Does the Work?
AI could cut my workload by up to 75%, but I will not repeat my mistake of undervaluing loyalty in business. Here is what I learned and what I decided on Day 2120. ...more
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October 18, 2026•5 min read
Weekly Milestones: How to Stop Falling Behind on Quarterly Targets
Weekly milestones keep a quarterly target honest. Here is how I track progress through a hard week, on Day 2119 of my daily run, with 23,785.09km still to go. ...more
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October 18, 2026•5 min read
Dealing With Setbacks: Why I Keep Moving Forwards Every Day
Dealing with setbacks starts with accepting them. On day 2,118 of my run streak, I share my OCHE framework and why I keep moving forwards, one step at a time. ...more
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October 17, 2026•4 min read
Pride and Failure: Why Admitting Defeat Was My Weakness
I was too proud to admit failure for years. On day 2,117 of my running streak, I explain where that pride came from and what changed when I started being honest. ...more
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October 17, 2026•5 min read
Tracking Your Fitness for Endurance Events: What My Strava Score Showed Me After Injury
Tracking your fitness showed me my Strava score fell from the mid 40s to about 20 after a broken foot and sinusitis. Here is how I use the data to set a realistic marathon target. ...more
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October 16, 2026•5 min read
Team Not Owning Outcomes? Give One Person the Whole Operating System
Your team completes every task, yet nobody owns the result. On Day 2115 I explain why one person should own the whole operating system, with one metric to prove the outcome. ...more
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October 16, 2026•4 min read
Bank Holiday Weekend Breaks in Hunstanton: Why the UK Seaside Went Quiet
Bank holiday weekend breaks in Hunstanton were quiet this year. I share what locals told me, what I think is behind it, and the side hustle I used to fund my final year. ...more
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October 15, 2026•5 min read
Life Feels Like a Grind: How I Cope With Stress on Day 2099
When life feels like a grind, I run. On Day 2099, with a head cold and a hangover, I explain the three habits I use to cope with stress. ...more
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October 14, 2026•5 min read
Lack of Focus in Business: Why I Chose Not to Launch After 18 Months
Lack of focus in business cost me years. On Day 2097 I chose not to launch a product I spent 18 months building, and here is why I am putting everything into my core business. ...more
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October 14, 2026•5 min read
Getting Back Into Routine After a Break: What Day 2096 Taught Me
Getting back into routine after a break took me nearly a week, a head cold and a lesson in transition days. Here is what day 2096 of my running streak taught me. ...more
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October 13, 2026•4 min read
Running in Extreme Wind: What 40mph Gusts Taught Me on Day 2,111
Running in extreme wind on day 2,111: 40mph gusts, a sheltered canal and the safety rules I follow. Here is what I chose, what I avoid and why. ...more
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October 12, 2026•4 min read
False Economy in Property: When a Higher Return Costs More
False economy cost me in property. Here is how I learned to look beyond profit and ROI to the hidden costs, on Day 2110 of my daily barefoot run. ...more
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October 12, 2026•5 min read
Running When Ill: What I Do on Day 2095 of My Daily Streak
Running when ill is not something I recommend, yet on day 2095 I ran with the worst head cold I have had. Here is how I slow down, hydrate and protect my streak. ...more
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October 12, 2026•5 min read
Running With Sinusitis: What My GP Told Me on Day 2109
Running with sinusitis felt like water shaking in my head. My GP says I arguably made it worse. Here is what I learned on day 2109 of my running streak. ...more
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October 11, 2026•4 min read
Running Through Illness: What Three Weeks of Sinusitis Taught Me About My Streak
Running through illness stretched my sinusitis to three weeks. On day 2108 of my streak, I explain what a medical professional told me and what the lesson is for me. ...more
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October 11, 2026•4 min read
Fail to Plan Is a Plan to Fail: How a One-Hour Drain Fix Took Me Half a Day
Fail to plan is a plan to fail. A drain I thought was a one-hour fix took me half a day. Here is what I learned about planning, ADHD and day 2107 of my running streak. ...more
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October 10, 2026•5 min read
Run Streak Extremes: Minus 16 to 47 Degrees Across 2086 Consecutive Days
My run streak has taken me from minus 16 degrees in an Andorra blizzard to 47 degrees in the heat. Here are the most extreme runs from 2086 consecutive days. ...more
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October 10, 2026•4 min read
Running at Altitude Above 2,000 Metres: What I Learned in Andorra
Running at altitude above 2,000 metres in Andorra, I learned to slow down, shorten my steps and read the feels-like temperature. Day 2087 of my streak. ...more
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October 09, 2026•4 min read
Kevin's 40,075km Challenge: Raising £1 Million for Children
Meet Kevin, a dedicated Runpreneur who embarked on an extraordinary journey to raise £1 million for children in need. Over the course of his 40,075km challenge, Kevin's unwavering determination and passion inspired thousands to join the Runpreneur movement.
Runpreneur Vlogging: Capturing Kevin's Journey
Experience the Runpreneur challenge through the lens of Kevin's video diary. Witness his ups and downs, the camaraderie of the community, and the transformative power of running for a cause. Dive into the visual stories that capture the essence of the Runpreneur movement.
Empowering Children, One Step at a Time
As Kevin logged every kilometre of his 40,075km challenge, the true purpose behind his journey came into focus. Each step, each bead of sweat, fuelled essential healthcare, education, and nutrition programs for children in need around the world.
The Transformative 4x4x48 Challenge
Experience the thrill and personal growth of our iconic 48-hour running event. Witness the determination and resilience of Runpreneurs as they push their limits, one mile at a time.
Runpreneur Vlogging: Capturing the Journey
Dive into the visual stories of our Runpreneurs as they document their experiences through engaging video logs. Witness the challenges, triumphs, and moments of camaraderie that define the Runpreneur spirit.
Becoming a Runpreneur: Join the Movement
Learn how you can become a Runpreneur and be part of this global community. Discover the steps to sign up, complete the challenge, and share your journey, all while making a lasting difference.
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I am on a mission to raise £1,000,000 for children's causes by daily run-vlogging barefoot-style, covering the total distance of a lap around the world—40,075 km.