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Alex Staniforth

Alex Staniforth

Adversity Adventurer, Motivational Resilience Speaker, Author and Mental Health Activist

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October 3, 2013

I love big parcels! Thanks to my technical clothin…

I love big parcels! Thanks to my technical clothing sponsors @marmotpro for sending a box full for my expeditions. http://t.co/rC608bYbCJ

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September 27, 2013

Great news folks… Introducing Textlocal as my major sponsor!

What a week it's been! It's a good job I've been training hard because my heart's been taking a few extra beats this week. Everything came at once

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September 21, 2013

Filming in the Brecon Beacons and setbacks flying from all angles…

Catching up with business. Last week I went to the Brecon Beacons for the day to meet up with award-nominated film-maker Chris Beard whom I met in

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September 15, 2013

Training in the Lakes…

Hi all, this week I've still been coming to the terms of losing my dog but in some way, being so busy has helped me through it. I still miss him lots.

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September 9, 2013

Losing more than I bargained for- a month to go.

Hi all. One month till Baruntse. It's manic. So much to do. Kit to be sorted. Dilemmas to be dealt with. I'm sat outside writing this in my

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August 22, 2013

”Who’s idea was it to camp up here?”

It's busy busy busy this week. Everything from flights to kit to insurance to arranging training... it's all flying at me and I'm having to get my

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August 14, 2013

Part 1: Run Forrest, run!

So here's the training blog I promised you. How does one train for one of the most notorious physical challenges known to man? I have a feeling this

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April 14, 2013

I have a stammer, but the stammer doesn’t have me.

So you probably guessed what this blog is about, d-d-didn't you?Since a young age, along with my Epilepsy, I've had a stammer. Usually I repeat my

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March 18, 2013

It’s just one mountain after the other…

I hope you liked my last blog post. I'm making the effort to keep them a lot shorter and digestible than last year. So, I culminate upon a hectically

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March 6, 2013

How to climb Mount Everest- Part 1

How do you climb the world's highest peak? A question I asked myself approximately 3 years ago, actually. In fact, on that quintessentially rainy

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Alex Staniforth - Adventurer
You can't beat a good walk with great friends - an You can't beat a good walk with great friends - and a dog.

Grateful to get back on proper hills this week. There's something about being outside that makes it easier to open up and share what's really going on in our lives. We have less eye contact than face-to-face conversations, where we normally avoid showing emotions. That's the whole ethos @mindomountains - creating safe spaces to walk & talk, and a chance to leave some mental baggage behind.

Next Thursday 2nd Feb is #TimeToTalkDay. If you know someone who's struggling or withdrawn, make some time to talk - and get out for a walk if you can. 

Thanks @hatching_a_plan_ @danobeaumont for the company today.

#forgotthehatthough @ordnancesurvey 
@ellisbrigham
Excited to continue as an @inov_8 athlete in 2023! Excited to continue as an @inov_8 athlete in 2023!

Super grateful for the faith & support, when I still don’t know when I’ll be back running again. Even beforehand I was only really an average runner, not exactly winning races or breaking records - but hopefully what I CAN do for now is help everyone else going through their own setbacks, physically and mentally. We all know that running itself is the straightforward part. Holding on through the setbacks is the hardest training we’ll ever do.

Lucky to work with great brands supporting athletes through tough conditions, not just on the mountains and the trails, but in our everyday lives.

Photo @andymiltonphotography last April - always gets my best side! 😂

#inov8 #getagrip #endurancerunning #enduranceathlete #longcovid #ultrarunning #ultrarunner #fellrunning #lakedistrict #coniston #athletemindset #ultraendurance #mountainrunning
4:01pm. Still light! Walking with my friend @ric 4:01pm. Still light! 

Walking with my friend @richjjones today we chatted about the paradox of choice. When the conditions are great you want to make the most of them. But living on the edge of the Lakes, there's too many good options! We're incredibly lucky that even our 'boring' route is probably a day trip out for others.

Sometimes I've dragged myself out for a sunrise run, changed my route (at least twice) and ended up missing it altogether... Anyone else?! 

Too many choices = decision fatigue. 

Barack Obama was famously known for having just 2 colours of suit so he could focus his energy on more important decisions. 

Moral of the story: cut out the noise, get outside and find the beauty in every moment. 

@ordnancesurvey
@ellisbrigham

#WinterBlues #SpringIsComing
What if I fall? ... But what if you fly? Throwba What if I fall? 
... But what if you fly?

Throwback to last January, prancing around in the Howgills. My favourite training ground: a quiet kingdom of runnable hills, mindless descents, and once you're up, you're alone on the tops for miles. 

My photo archive is getting a little thin now so hopefully I'm running again soon, or you'll end up getting dog photos and trips to Ikea instead...

📸 @danieltoalphoto 

@ordnancesurvey @inov_8 @ellisbrigham #Snow #Howgills #Fellrunning #GetOutside #Downhill #WinterRunning #longcovid
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