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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
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”
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
I know after a marathon, people often stop running, or take a proper break. Not me, I was keen to get back at it, that is as soon as my ruined quads would let me (you can read more about my post marathon symptoms here). And as soon as my legs would let me, I got back to running. I booked a few races, and … Continue reading A new groove
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
With spring marathon fever everywhere, you might be filled with envy, fear, excitement, anticipation, relief? Whatever it is, it certainly feels like the marathon has gone mainstream, from the coveted echelons on Boston, to the desired streets of London, and of course the beauty of Paris – every where and one seems to be talking about the marathon. And not just the well known ones, … Continue reading Poll: Would you run a marathon?
It’s done, I’ve done all the training, raised the some money for a good cause, and ran the race. It’s all done. Whether you are happy with how you did (or not), it’s all boiled down to that day, and now it is over. Here are some thoughts for those coming to terms with the post-marathon phase, and what you might expect. 1. Over analysing … Continue reading After the Marathon
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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