If you do a race twice, it must be a good one. The Wedding Day 7KM is definitely a good one, and I’ve done it in 2018 and 2019 (both times dressed as a bride👰, keep reading for lots of photos), and I will 100% be there for the 40th anniversary of this race next year. So, despite being a local institution of a race, what’s it all about. Why wedding day, why 7K? So many questions… Continue reading “Race Review: Wedding Day 7K Race”
I love a big London race, where they close down the roads, and you get all the atmosphere, bands, crowds, noise, charities, big finish – it’s just pretty special. So I’ve only done 10km races in London, and since last year, I’ve been secretly wanting to do The Big Half. This year I didn’t sign up, simply because of the expense. I’ve already spent quite … Continue reading Race Review: The Big Half
I was looking for a race I could do with my friend Hollie, and this one popped up, a 10KM evening run at Olympic Park. I was pretty sure Hollie would be in, as the race was in the evening – so childcare was sorted, 10K – a do-able distance, and the last piece of the puzzle – it was easy to get to. And … Continue reading Race Review: Chase the Moon
It’s no exaggeration that everyone in this area (Teddington, Twickenham, Richmond) runs the Cabbage Patch 10 Miler – well maybe a small exaggeration – but you get my drift. You see those characteristic white long sleeve race tops everywhere, and say casually (mid summer) to any runner what they have coming up, and will undoubtable say the Cabbage Patch. The route runs from/to Twickenham by … Continue reading Race Review: Cabbage Patch 10
The coveted London Marathon ‘I’m in’ magazines will start dropping next week, and if you know what I am on about – good luck. This will be my 4th year in the ballot – and I’m ever hopeful! I mean, I do know that if I really wanted to run a marathon, I could run any number of marathons – but if I did get … Continue reading Poll: Ballot Hopefulness
I get stressed out when I have a running training plan to follow, as undoubtedly, something will come up – to interrupt said plan. I mean in theory, it should calm me down, knowing what I need to do – how much to run and when, but it doesn’t. I’ve read a lot of articles about runners benefiting from performance gains when their plan is … Continue reading I don’t have a plan
Whether I am on a work trip or on holiday, I pack my running shoes, sports bra and a few running clothes, just in case I can squeeze in a run🤞. We go camping each year to the Isle of Wight and for the last 2 years, I have taken up precious ‘car space’ and squeezed in some running gear, in hopes of fitting in … Continue reading Running in new places
When I went into my half marathon, this past Sunday, I was hopeful I was going to get a personal best (PB) but two things helped to take the pressure off. First, I knew that all the KMs that I am clocking up (race or training) are all going toward My Mind Miles 1000 mileage 2018 target. The second thing is that, if I didn’t … Continue reading Poll: When do you book your next race?
The time has flown, and the plan that I roughly wrote for myself, has roughly been followed. The RunThrough Wimbledon half marathon is this Sunday. I have not had a race go ‘well’ yet in 2018 (all two of them) – but I’d really like to go sub 1:50 this time at my 4th ever half marathon. I hate to put this hope out there … Continue reading Will this be the half?
It was my birthday request to my husband, Brian, to have him run a race with me. I carefully floated the idea of a 10K race, and set about finding one, which was a suitable distance of time to allow for enough training. Then low and behold I found the RunUK 10K race in Hyde Park – on my bloody birthday. It was like all … Continue reading 10K oh what a day
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