Running through the heatwave The other day I was asked to provide some advice on running in the heat for a Huffington Post article. Below are my tips in full... It’s good to have a gym membership for when the weather makes it difficult to run outside. There’s so many low cost gyms around that [...]

British 10k 2018 When I was pregnant, after I’d stopped running, my thoughts were on my return to racing. It had been over a year since I’d really dug deep and raced. I wrote down all my PBs across distances from 5k to half marathon. And then I took a calculator and added 10%. This, [...]

Resources for buggy runners I’ve been running with my buggy for the past month now. That by no means makes me an expert, but I know some women who are. So if you’re gearing up to take your baby out running, here’s some advice.  Tips from me Before you’re ready to start running with the [...]

Simplyhealth Great Team Relay 2018 parkrun done, it was time to pin on an actual number and line up for a race. I’d been invited to take part in the Simplyhealth Great Team Relay, an event requiring a team of four runners to run 5k each round the Olympic park, passing a baton between them.  [...]

Life post pregnancy: running update My baby is now six months old and last week I ran my first parkrun. I could have run one sooner - I’ve been running 5k and longer non-stop for a few months now - but my plan had always been to wait until I was ready, in body and [...]

How I plan my training I shared an image on my Instagram stories of my training plan a while back. A couple of people messaged me, surprised that I use Excel for this. And maybe I’m a Luddite who is behind the times of running training plan wizardry, but I actually find this the best [...]

The joy of movement My four-month-old son is trying to roll over. He puts his feet on the floor and pushes himself to one side. He makes it half way before getting stuck and rolling back. He tries again and again, eventually becoming tired and frustrated. He brings his heels up below him and pushes [...]

Life, work and running update I’m writing this on my phone while a baby sleeps on my lap after a night of not wanting to sleep in his cot. This is the new normal. I’m four months into motherhood so here’s an update on various areas of life and how it’s going. Podcast If you [...]

Nailing your race week routine We spend a lot of time planning our training, but little time thinking about creating the ideal few days before a big race to leave us calm, relaxed and ready to race. Here's a few things that I include in my race-week routine that might help you plan your own. [...]