At mile 20 of the Venice Marathon my arms stopped working properly. Everything below the elbow was numb and my fingers fumbled to open a gel packet like they were wearing oven gloves. I looked at my fingers, they were bright red but not blue, we'd be ok for another few miles. 24 hours earlier [...]
After completing my first marathon back in April (Brighton) I needed another challenge to make sure I didn’t lose all the fitness I had built up after weeks of training. A few friends had signed up to Run to the Beat and it sounded like fun. Unfortunately I found training hard and not even motivational [...]
Heading to the swimming pool after work, getting changed into my swimming costume, cap and goggles and flopping into the water has become second nature. Where once I dipped my toes into the cool water and lowered myself in slowly, pausing to double check my goggles and cap before I couldn’t put it off any [...]
LazyGirl lent me Murakami’s What I talk about when I talk about running and I found it pretty dull. Jogging a bit, blah, listening to Jazz, blah blah, thinking about my race times, Zzzz. I didn't run at the time and imagined my own jogging thoughts would be “When can I stop/When can I stop/Great, I've stopped.”Having [...]
Yesterday morning I went along to the launch of the Nike Training Club (NTC) ‘Train To Run’ class - and today I have the achy muscles to prove it. Thighs, stomach and chest all got a good going over.This NTC class is designed for runners and focused on drills to help build strength and stability for running. For me, [...]
The last time I did an overseas race it was a half marathon in Bangkok and it's fair to say I didn't prepare that thoroughly. With less than two weeks to go until the Venice marathon, and with a PB on my mind, I'm starting to get organised and leave nothing to chance.Here's my race [...]
Splurge: NikeRunning Capris £35Shield Running Jacket £65Running Sports Top £26Total £126Save: H&MSports tights £14.99Running jacket £19.99Sports top £7.99Total £42.97
In my quest to become a triathlete, I've bought a bike, taken swimming lesson and now I'm testing out a rather funky looking pair of shoes.Swiss triathlete and winner of the ITU Long Distance World Championships, Caroline Steffen is a top contender for the Ironman Hawaii World Championships this weekend. There she'll be running in a pair of [...]
Pasta is the carb-loader's friend, but it can get a bit boring if you're having the same old thing. As I'm tapering and have a lot of time on my hands right now, I thought I'd share a few of the pasta recipes I've been using recently.1) Fettuccine with grated beets and cheese. I discovered [...]
On those last long runs of a marathon training cycle I repeatedly tell my legs that if they just stick with me for a few more days, they'll get a month off of running. Everyone does recovery differently, but one of the things that frustrates me is seeing people train hard for a marathon and [...]