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”
This was the first race I booked after the Brighton Marathon. I waited almost 2 whole weeks (which seemed like forever) before I booked another race. I didn’t want to rush into anything, and initially after the marathon ended I was desperately seeking a fall marathon to have another crack at the big 26.2. But then I came across this little gem, Hard as Snails. It sounded hard, ✔️. It was an off-road trail run, ✔️. I would do the 10K distance, and my 8 year old son Ellis, could do the 2K distance, ✔️✔️. It was a mid-week evening run, well clear of any cricket games my husband might be playing, ✔️. There was a snail shaped medal for all participants, yes please 🐌, ✔️. And it left a reasonable amount of time to train as well, final ✔️, and out came my credit card and I booked!
I was pleased I’d not instantly booked another marathon, and was going to tackle something Continue reading “Race Review: Hard as Snails”
There are two local races that I kept on hearing about, the Cabbage Patch 10 Miler and the Turks Head 10km. I’ve run the Cabbage Patch (you can read about it here) and I liked it so much, I’m running it again this year. So when a friend said she had 10 places for the Turks Head and if we joined her Riding for the … Continue reading Race Review: Turks Head 10km
After all the hype of the Spring Marathon season, maybe you are considering dusting off your running shoes and lacing them up. But wait, you have so many commitments, it makes it hard to get into routine, and running takes a back seat before you’ve even got into a proper routine. Enter the Run Commute – an easy way to introduce regular running into your … Continue reading Run Commute Made Easy
The long run looms each week in my marathon training plan. Your long run, might be different than mine, or you might not be even training for anything, but I bet you still have a longer distance run that you do from time to time. If you are training for something, each week, your plan will most likely be eeking your mileage up, by both … Continue reading The long one
When one race finishes, the hunt for another race starts, cause once you have caught the running bug, you’ve caught it. After the RunThrough UK Wimbledon Common Half Marathon (read my race recap here) I was looking for something flat, close to home, and that I’d not done before. I came across the River Thames Half Marathon, organised by River Thames Running. The time was … Continue reading Race Review: River Thames Half Marathon
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
I haven’t run this week, and its stressing me out a bit. I’ve been away for work. I packed running gear with me, but there was no gym in my hotel. And to be honest working a booth at a trade show for 4 days, plus setting up and breaking down is hard, and tiring work. My face is tired of smiling 😄, my back … Continue reading I didn’t run
Today, was Dinee’s first Park Run. He loved it. He doesn’t really look like a runner, he’s got short stumpy legs, and a hefty torso, and a very strange long neck, and well, he’s green. None of the other runners gave him a second glance. In fact, he didn’t do too much running, he was cuddled most of the way while I pushed my 3-year-old … Continue reading Do you look like a runner?
I’ve seen many articles, both on and offline, about the best running kit, and I worry that it makes this whole running malarkey seem quite elitist and expensive. Someone said that your kit improves as you get more serious about your running, but I think that’s bollocks. I’m pretty serious about my running and some of my favourite kit is from Primark, and it works, … Continue reading The Ultimate Get Your Run Kit on the Cheap Guide
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