After Bournemouth Marathon I took a couple of weeks off doing anything too active. I got hit by a cold that left me unable to get out of bed for a couple of days and then another cold. The signs were all pointing to submitting to a few weeks of recovery. So that's what I [...]
I meet up with Cat Simpson after her first 100 mile race to talk about the highs and lows of her ultra experiences so far and chat with Laura Stewart after her first ever ultra marathon. More about Cat More about Laura Listen to podcast Download it | Listen online | Get it via [...]
It's understandable to be sad not to be able to run a race that you hoped to. It's understandable not to want to travel a long way to that race and watch others take part from the sidelines. I'd had so much fun doing the Snowdonia Marathon with Katie last year that we signed up [...]
Last week a new initiative called Reach launched to encourage more women into coaching. Women are hugely under-represented in coaching, and as there's a lack of volunteer coaches across the country, it makes sense: more women coaches = more coaches. By sheer coincidence, last week I started coaching a new session for the Serpentine running club where [...]
Put away your short shorts (XC races aside) it's time to dig out the longer tights. Autumn, and soon winter, running is upon us. Lack of running on my part has been eased by wearing new kit. So here's a round-up of some of my favourite bits. Some of the items below I bought with [...]
For this podcast I talked to Elise Downing who is off to run the coast of Britain. Elise had some really interesting things to say and her attitude to this epic challenge was really inspiring. So I had a chat with my friend Liz Goodchild to discuss taking on big challenges and how we can all [...]
It's more than seven years ago since I first started running. It's fair to say that, in those early days, I had no idea what I was doing. Like most new runners, I jumped straight in and panted away on the treadmill at a speed way too fast for me for as long as I could. This [...]
The day after Bournemouth I came down with a cold. I'd cycled to work which meant a slow cycle home as my head began to get fuzzy and my eyes sore. I spent the next two days in bed taking part in a Netflix marathon. No number or safety pins required for this, compression sock [...]
Maybe I shouldn't have started Bournemouth marathon. There were times during the week leading up to it when I thought it wouldn't be a decision that I'd have to make not to run. That it would be out of my hands. I hadn't run in nearly two weeks. A niggle in my right leg after [...]
One question that I get asked (though it didn't feature in 'Ask me anything') is whether I still get nervous about races. The answer is: I do and I don't. For me, that anxious tightening in my stomach comes from a lot of things: stress about getting to the start on time, remembering everything I [...]
