Ladybits: running on my period This post is about periods. I'm telling you that upfront so you can choose to stop it reading if you want. Because some people don't want to hear, or read or even think about what goes on below the waist, especially not below the waist of women. These people usually [...]

Last year I was sat on a curb by the side of the road waiting for the Olympic torch to go past. While I waited I sent a tweet, texted my mum and checked my email. There was a new email in my inbox, so I opened it and read it. And then I burst [...]

It seemed like a good idea at the time – make your own energy bars, include the things you like, cut out the crap you don’t like and save money. Win, win all round. Yes, it might take a bit of time to prepare and a visit to three shops to acquire all the ingredients, [...]

Sometimes I don't want to run.  I know I like running, but sometimes the idea of heading out into the cold or wet or windy night doesn't excite me. Sometimes I plod out the door anyway, other times I'll sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and a feeling of guilt that I'm not [...]

When we lined up for the start of Manchester marathon back in April I told my friend Liz that if she didn’t make her goal of running in four hours, I’d run any marathon anywhere in the world with her. Liz had to pull out of that race due to injury, but undeterred she hatched [...]

When I was about seven, my mum took me into town to buy a new outfit. We chose green shorts and a matching t-shirt bought in John Lewis that were to be worn for a 5k fun run. The shorts and t-shirt were made of cotton, but this was long before the world knew about [...]