With the spring marathon season in full swing there are a lot of people about to complete their first ever marathon. To commemorate this incredible achievement you are about to undertake I wrote this little piece of prose: From the outside we look mad. We get up early on a weekend and run for miles … Continue reading I am a Marathoner
The Boston Marathon has always been considered the pinnacle of marathon running. The hardest the six Major marathon courses and this year the weather made it even more arduous. With monsoon like rain and battering freezing winds it was some of the worst running conditions I have ever seen and as I watched lead runners … Continue reading Yuki Kawauchi – An Ordinary Runner
The Paris Marathon marked one year from the start of my attempt to complete the Marathon des Sables so I’m glad it didn’t go to plan. I’m glad the heat buckled me at the knees and my emotions got the better of me because it showed that when things don’t go my way, I still struggle … Continue reading Je Ne Regrette Rien – My Paris Marathon
On Thursday night I couldn’t sleep, waking up every hour or so in a cold sweat. Just signing up for a race over a year away had cracked my ability to sleep. Well not just any race but the Marathon des Sables, the toughest footrace in the world. What does the Marathon des Sables entail … Continue reading Why I’m Running the Marathon des Sables
Paris Marathon, my first marathon of the year, is only a few weeks away now so my mind is turning to the race and the rest of my time in the City of Lights. Running marathons abroad is incredible, you get to see a city in such a unique and positive way, but it can … Continue reading My Tips for Overseas Races
Lets put Adam Holland's achievements out there right off the bat as they are mind boggling: He has won more marathons/ultra marathons than anyone else in the UK, running 344 marathons and winning 195. He has the world record for the youngest person to run 100 marathons at the age of just 23 and the … Continue reading Running with… The Record Breaker
My last post about how I was struggling was really hard to publish but the swell of support and incredible messages I received truly helped me rebalance myself. I still can’t quite put in to words how lucky I am to have you all on my side, willing me on. All you readers, Facebook likers … Continue reading Thank You & The Running Awards
It's just halfway through my personal trainer session and I’m in the bathroom throwing up. In that moment, as I knelt on the hard cold floor with my head pounding I could feel my confidence slipping like sand through my fingers. I stayed in that position for ten minutes, silently pleading for the room to … Continue reading It’s ok to be breakable
Unsurprisingly my first ever product review on my site is coffee. I decided to review some of the products offered by TrueStart Performance Coffee after meeting them at The Running Show in January. I loved the enthusiasm they had for their products and how over the moon they were to be shortlisted for a Running … Continue reading Product Review – TrueStart Coffee
After a particular treat filled couple of weeks in India I sat down during my flight home and made new resolutions to appease my guilt-filled belly and my reinvigorated mind. Start doing Yoga: I did yoga for the first time in over ten years whilst in India. Albeit this yoga session will be hard to … Continue reading In-Flight Resolutions
