On Sunday the 14th October I crossed the finish line of the Yorkshire Marathon. Six months previously, I was recovering from surgery after a miscarriage, two days before I should have been running the London Marathon (you can read my first ever post The Beginning here). The week before the Yorkshire marathon was a tough… Read More Running My First Marathon: The Yorkshire Marathon
I have spent the last half hour in the bath eating several packets of Monster Munch, because I have just run TWENTY MILES! Twenty actual miles. This was my final long run before the Yorkshire Marathon, which I (really) hope I will have completed by this time in three weeks. And it was really, really… Read More The Final Long Run
Athletics tracks: they’re for Athletes, right? What business does an (enthusiastic) but thoroughly amateur runner have on one of those? I never in a million years thought I’d ever run around a real athletics track. But I did, and I loved it! So I want to share what you might expect from your first ever… Read More Why You Need To Go To A Track Session
As some of you may be aware, our incredible National Health Service is turning 70 years this Summer! As part of the celebrations, over a hundred parkruns across the UK hosted a #NHS70 parkrun to say a great big thankyou to the NHS, and hopefully inspire more people to get active. The initiative was backed… Read More NHS70 Parkrun
My dog Milly is my best friend, my companion, and my faithful running partner. I love heading out into the countryside, just the two of us, and running together. For me, running is a form of escape from the constant stresses of day-to-day life. I wont pretend I always find running easy, often I find… Read More Running with Dogs
For something that started out as difficult and at times gruelling, running has become absolutely vital to my mental health. The physical challenge of running is a stark and welcome change from the mental and emotional challenges of life. For that short period, the running is all-encompassing; I haven’t the energy or the brain power… Read More Returning to Running After Miscarriage
I am not normally a morning person (ok this is an understatement- think grumpy dishevelled troll). But today for some reason I was awake at 5am, and after wasting a bit of time scrolling meaninglessly on my phone I decided to do something a bit more productive and go for a run. I managed a… Read More The Early Bird
