Mr Nick Butter

Gold Standard for the Global Goals

If you’ve been following my environmental initiative on instagram @FreeYourFootprint then you’ll know that for every day of the Run Britain expedition, Gold Standard have awarded one individual with a year’s supply of carbon-offsetting credits. That’s over 100 Free Your Footprint followers who have now, thanks to Gold Standard, made a positive impact on the environment and taken steps to become…

As an athlete, carving out time for recovery is an essential aspect to my training and is what allows me to successfully complete expeditions in feats of endurance, including my most recent Run Britain. Before Run Britain I had already run a total of 826 marathons, and having completed The Italian Grand Tour of 100 marathons in 100 days in December 2020, I had some training in running long…

Van Life with Jaybird

A great part of van life is that it encourages you to be a lot more intentional with everything you bring into your home and routine, because there simply isn’t the space to have things pile up. Often it’s items which are semi-useful, or almost do the job, but aren’t quite what you’re looking for, which end up accumulating in hidden draws.Having been living in the van full time for over a year…

With Run Britain only a week away, I want to share with you all more information about The 196 Foundation, the reason why I’m doing this.  The world doesn’t need more charities, it needs more ways to support them. I started The 196 Foundation because we are the lucky 1% born into a nation of fortune by chance, and who now has the responsibility to at least try to elevate lives that are less so.…

#RUNBRITAIN 200 Marathons in 100 Days around the coast of Britain 🇬🇧

The British Coast 200 Marathons 100 Days If you follow me on instagram @nickbutterrun, then you’ll probably have already heard.. I’ve got an exciting new adventure planned, and I want to share it with you all. In a nutshell, I will be attempting to run 200 marathons, in 100 days, around the coast of Britain. Each day I will aim to cover 52.4 miles, over a period of 14 hours. That’s a total of…

[2021 Week 5] – 29th January – 5th February – Dreamy mornings in the mountains of Les 3 Vallees, Igloo Building & our Canadian Quinzhee Shelter.

Week 5, 2021 29th – 5th January A snippet from my daily diary. Breakfast in waist deep snow, morning hikes in -10, and the endless mountains keep us smiling. Week 4 of 2021, and we are still juggling our time between outdoor wanderings and head down laptop time. Work, play, run, ski, repeat. We do sometimes have some hiccups too, like this morning. With the fresh morning snow crunching under…

Nick Butter talks to Berczy Drinks

When Berczy met Butter As a little bit of background, I’ve been working with the guys and girls at Berczy since Summer 2019, and we even managed to get together for an afternoon of yoga, running and drinks in September before I shot off to Italy. Founded by three like-minded friends – Nick, Nick and Matt – who like maintaining a balanced lifestyle of working hard, working out and catching up…

[Week 4, 2021] – 22nd to 29th January – VanLife Living, Expedition Planning, and our Environmental Focus for 2021.

Week 4 – 202122nd to 29th January This week has been full of snow, long dog walks up into the mountains, but mostly, rather boringly, I’ve been sat with my eyes burning at a laptop screen for 10 hours a day. There’a a great deal of work to be done to not only get our expeditions off the ground (reference recent blog where this is discussed), but also the various non-profit initiatives which I’m…

The Italian Grand Tour – Running North to South of Italy – 100 Marathons, 100 Days. The Review by Nick Butter.

What started off as a jolly to see Italy and bank some training miles got harder with every day, every step and with every set back, not to mention the hailstorms, the van being broken into repeatedly, the tiny factor of the pandemic, oh and of course the occasional car driving into me. The Challenge Our mission was to run north to south of Italy zigzagging the countries best bits. From the…

[2021 – Week 3] 15th – 21st January.Hope, Peace and Opportunity

Week 3 – 2021(15th – 21st January) Hope, Peace and Opportunity This week’s been full of snow time in blue sky empty valleys; time to play in the fresh deep powder with Poppy, and of course spend some time trudging up to various peaks ski touring, hiking and running. As of 22nd March, which is only a few weeks away now, I am due to fly out to New Zealand to begin my 1st of 4 expeditions this…

Running The World – My Best Selling Book. Becoming the first person to run a marathon in every country in the world.

2 years of planning, 2 years of running – against all odds – I did it. A marathon in every country in the world. This book covers the why, the lead up, my philosophy of the planet, and the vast brilliance of humanity. Words from Penguin.  Nick is a hugely inspiring figure and an exceptional story teller. Nick’s passion is infectious, and he has the ability to share is extraordinary…

[2021 Week 2] 8th – 15th January. Goal setting, finding a balance, achieving dreams.

WEEK 2 – 2021(7th to 15th Jan 2021) I’m sure most people make a few new years resolutions each year; personally I’m one for writing them down on paper with an actual pen, and then ticking them off as I go. Recently I’ve found a few of these old pieces of paper from previous years. It’s so nice to find an old tatty piece of folded paper, to then open it up expecting nothing but a random shopping…

2021 – Week 1 – 1st – 7th January. [ADVENTURE BIG – DO GOOD]

2021 HERE WE GO! So what’s this year and the next all about for us and how can you get involved… ADVENTURE BIG – DO GOOD I’m incredibly fortunate to have carved a path that blurs the lines between work and life – and better still is intertwined with my passions, and those I hold dear being next to me while I do so. Adventure, running, and travel are 3 clear labels that fit nicely into the box…

Week 63 – Days 438–444 – Marathon 125 in the heat of Thailand, followed by sightseeing and more heat, and dust, for Marathon 126 in Myanmar

Day 438 – Angkor Wat, Cambodia 🇰🇭 to Phuket, Thailand 🇹🇭

My 125th country of the expedition, and I’m already plodding through my fifth continent nicely. The end is in sight – still a long way off, but I can feel it coming. Even with over 200 days still to go, I’m sadly now closer to the end than the beginning.

I have mixed feelings about this journey coming to an end. On the one hand I’m keen…

Week 62 – Days 431–437 – Lakeland run for Marathon 123 in Vietnam, running past temples for Marathon 124 in Cambodia

Day 431 – Hanoi, Vietnam 🇻🇳, Marathon 123

The warm red colours of the sun touched only the tips of the buildings across the city in the early hours of the morning. Motorbike horns beeping, street traders hustling, and the city had woken up once more.

After a very attentive breakfast service with stunning views I donned my running gear for another 26.2 miles of glorious exploring. Still damp…

Week 60 – Days 417–423 – Blistering hot Marathon 118 in Brunei, the smells of Marathon 119 in Manila and a runner’s paradise in Tokyo for Marathon 120

Day 417 – Brunei 🇧🇳, Marathon 118

35°C in the shade, and 5 litres of water.

From horizontal to vertical was a challenge this morning. The sun was rising slowly and the temperature with it. It may have been 35°C in the shade, but I wasn’t in the blooming shade. I waited for a while in the lobby reception just after 6am for a couple of people who were due to run with me today. Sadly they didn’t…

Week 58 – Days 403–409 – A fabulous market in Tbilisi for Marathon 115, bonus Marathon 116 in Armenia then home for a few days

Day 403 – Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪 Marathon 115

My favourite market…

Thanks to the wonders of jet lag, my body was extra less keen to fall out of bed this morning.

The city of Tbilisi is small, mountainous and bustling. As with most great cities, a river runs through the centre, providing both trade and beauty. One of my favourite bridges in the world is here, a footbridge over a short stretch of…