‘By dawn’s early light’ - writing and illustration in Like the Wind

This morning, issue 25 of Like the Wind magazine dropped through my letterbox. I love LtW - by far and away the best, most interesting magazine about running there is (in my opinion).

I feel privileged to have had both writing and illustration work of mine featured in the magazine over the past five years.

Despite working predominantly as a writer, I’ve actually had more illustrations featured in LtW than written pieces. Usually, I try to find ways of illustrating articles about running without drawing a runner. I’ve drawn a dog, a goat, a crow, a portrait of the poet, Ivor Gurney, and now, a surfer with Tifinagh lettering.

The piece, ‘By dawn’s early light’, which I wrote, is about my experience of running through the town of Taghazout in Morocco. Heather, my wife, and I were staying there on a surfing holiday, and I was struck - as I often am - by how much you can get under the skin of a place when you go for a dawn run.

I’m really pleased with how the article turned out, and I’m grateful I had the opportunity to illustrate it too.

I won’t share the article here, but you can buy a copy of Like the Wind #25 at this link, or in a very good magazine shop. Alternatively, pop over and have a flick through the issues on my bookshelf.