My neighbours Bernard and Jennie have an awesome running buggy, and I can’t lie, I was dead jealous. I had been scouring Ebay listings and nothing was working. In fact, probably on one of the first searches on Ebay, I ever did for a running buggy, there was a single-seat Out and About Running Buggy – ending soon, very few bids and very local. With … Continue reading Stroller Miles
I’m following a training plan, properly for the first time in ever. I’ve always read through plans, and roughly seen how much mileage and the type of sessions I should do and then I go my own way. It works as it is super flexible, but maybe those experts know something I don’t. So, as I train for a 10K at the end of May, … Continue reading Poll: To plan or not to plan
Guest blog from the very lovely, and uber talented Christie Walsh, who shares her feelings surrounding that ‘first run’ after having a baby. Hope you enjoy. Running has always played a big part in my life, a time for me to gather perspective, disconnect, whilst also a chance to come up with some fairly creative ideas (which for me is saying something as creativity in … Continue reading First Run…
I look at my 7-year-old son Ellis, and this kid has got it. He’s lean, he’s keen (well as keen as you can be at 7) and he wants to be an Olympic runner when he’s older. My heart aches with proudness when I relive the first time he shared his dream with me. And I have to face facts – one day – probably … Continue reading This kid has got it
I don’t just run, and one my my biggest fitness milestones was when I started riding my bike to work. I was terrified, but I was also determined not to be terrified and to conquer the road. I wanted a way to fit fitness into my daily life and save money – the cycle commute was an easy answer. My commute is 9 miles each … Continue reading 6 tips for bicycle commuting
I ran the Thames Meanderer half marathon last Saturday, and if I had to sum up my training and race, I would simply say that I went off plan. Not that I had a superb plan to begin with, but I definitely got lost along the way. First wrong turn – ‘not on quality street’ I spent too long building my base, not not enough … Continue reading When you go off plan and possibly the most unflattering race photo ever
Confession time – I have a sports bra from 1996, and I still use it. It is a gorgeous (I use this term loosely, and it is loose too, so excuse the pun) black Champion sports bra, that I used when I played high-school basketball (Go Mad Hatters). It was a time before high tech fabrics – its made of good ‘ole cotton, and I … Continue reading The sports bra from 1996 and 4 more home truths
My husband mocks me when I take a selfie – how vain his sigh says to me – using absolutely no words. And I know it to be true – it is vain and self absorbed to take a photo of yourself, and even more so – share said photo on instagram, secretly hoping for likes and positive comments. But such is life – and … Continue reading The Runfie
After completing R.E.D. (Run Every Day) January for Mind Charity – I have become a master at how to fit your runs in. And yes I get more inventive than wake up early – which after a broken nights sleep can be one self inflicted punishment too far. Continue reading Squeezing it in
…me time. Queue hashtag #runningmummy #runningkeepsmesane cheesy I know. Well a lot of the time that is true. Running really does help me, be a better me (look there is another hashtag #bestme) argh… anyways. Sometimes I run for another reason… to compensate. Let me tell you about the last day of term class picnic. Lovely idea, right… well, I knew it would be a … Continue reading I run for…
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