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When RED January (Run Every Day January) started, way back when in 2016, it was an amazing experience for me, year after year I returned, roped in new friends. I even did a few photo shoots, which was super fun and got to join Red January founder, Hannah, on stage at the Happy Festival to talk about running and mental health. But then all of a … Continue reading A RED start to 2024
I once had someone tell me that if a run was less than 3 miles, that it didn’t count and that they wouldn’t upload it on Strava, apparently it would be embarrassing 😳. This conversational gem transpired during a post run chat about my quest to run 1000 miles in a year. I had mentioned off hand that I was recording all the runs, and … Continue reading Running Some
I asked my husband Brian, on the 1st of January if he wanted to do couch to 5K in the new year, and to my surprise he said yes. I said we could all do it, my two sons, Ellis (10) and Eben (7) too. Granted Ellis and I are already seasons 5k pros, I thought it would be good for us all to do … Continue reading Running with the fam
Oh dear, so I’ve just found out that the ultra-marathon that I am running in one week has banned earphones. They weren’t banned before, but now they are. In fact, so new is this move that their safety video has a detailed explanation on how to use earphones safely, e.g. take them out around the aid stations and when crossing roads etc… but then at … Continue reading Music Free
So this isn’t a blog post about my mood, high – low (and everything in between) although it could be, it’s a post about the high-low ultra training plan that I am working my way through on my quest to run my first 50km ultra marathon 🏃♀️. So what is a high-low training plan? Basically, you have one high mileage week (on), followed directly by … Continue reading High – Low Ultra Training
The last time I ran a single mile, for a time, with any competitive edge, was in high school. In American high-school (at least when I went which was quite a few years ago now, but still feels like just yesterday) we had to run a mile each year, as a measure of your basic fitness level. I’ll never forget one year, coming off track and field season, and feeling fit. I ran that year’s mile in 7 minutes and 30 seconds (or there abouts). I was 16 years old and bloody proud of it. Fast forward 20+ years, and an opportunity to run another mile race cropped up.
I hurt my toe (most likely fractured it), and it was really annoying. I was just getting started to ramp up my training for a half marathon PB attempt, and kablam… I dropped a plate on my toe. The pain was indescribable and yes, I had two natural births, I can do pain, but this still bloody hurt. To be honest, now that it is about 85% better, I’m tired of talking about it (can you hear the collective sigh from my nearest and dearest). But I have come up with a little list to keep you sane if you happen to go through a totally inane self-inflicted injury that prevents you from running or being active. Continue reading “5 tips to help you survive a totally inane injury”
So, this was my first marathon, and I was pretty proud that I ran 100% of my training plan. I did substitute a few of the intervals sessions for different ones, but I always hit the mileage, week after week.So, after a pretty successful final 20 mile long run, and a nice taper, I felt ready to do this. Everyone said, I’d done all the hard work, now was just to go out and do what I trained to do. Run 26.2 miles. Continue reading Race Review: Brighton Marathon
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