Packing for a marathon Most of us will find ourselves travelling away from home for marathons and half marathons. Whether your race takes you to the other side of the world, or just to a budget hotel down the road, many of the things you'll need are the same. I still use the packing list [...]
When I didn’t start running I moved to London in 2006 and, at the time, the only people I knew who lived here were my flatmate and a soon-to-be ex boyfriend. I wanted to start running and I wanted to meet people. I remember looking in Loot, the free classifieds paper where you found new [...]
Marathon training weeks 11-14 Last Sunday I finished my run, had a shower and headed out for lunch with my family. I ordered a glass of Prosecco and toasted myself. I’d finished peak week of marathon training. I’d just run a 20 mile long run. I’d done the hard work, and that was worthy of [...]
Marathon number 17 - keeping going [Ad] This post is sponsored by Arla Protein. We’re only a few weeks out from Manchester Marathon and I’ve been comparing my training logs of previous races. My training is nowhere near the mileage it was before Edinburgh Marathon in 2016, it can’t be right now because I don’t [...]
Marathon training weeks 7-10 Weeks 7, 8, 9, and 10 have been full of ups and downs. Twice I’ve accepted that the marathon isn’t going to happen and been ok with that, only to then have it put back on the table (and calendar). If you need to catch up on the first 6 weeks, [...]
East London Half Marathon 2019 This post is in two halves: my personal race and then a review of the race itself. Skip to that if you’re here to find out if you should sign up. Back in October I ran the Royal Parks Half with a goal of running sub 1:45. It had been [...]
Breastfeeding and running I’m writing this one-handed on my phone while feeding my son after getting home from a 10k race. So excuse any typos. Below is my experience of running and breastfeeding. I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience. When I was pregnant and we went through the prenatal classes and discussions, I was [...]
Marathon Training Update: Weeks 1-6 I don't know how it happened but somehow it's already week six of my marathon training. It seems to have gone really quickly, but I guess that's what happens when you're just putting one foot in front of another and one run in front of another. So I thought I'd [...]
Setting SMART running goals It’s the time of year when runners set their running goals for the 12 months ahead. Many runners, old and new, will set their intention for the year ahead to run more. But ‘run more’ is not a great goal. Not because running more isn’t a great thing to want to [...]
Running after pregnancy: the first year It’s been a year since I had my son. As cliched as it sounds, it has gone so fast. It’s crazy to think that a year ago we were in hospital with this tiny person who felt so fragile but is now running around pulling everything off my shelves [...]
