Me and Katie headed off to run 14 miles across London stopping for three dips along the way, on a swim adventure inspired by the likes of The Swimmer and the Breca swim-run. The thing about women not being able to swim in ponds and rivers until fairly recently is explained much better in this [...]
Yesterday I was a guest on BBC Radio Scotland's programme 'Personal Best' with Gillian Russell. The show was all about how to make running more fun - my specialist subject. I ran to the studio from my office (because nobody can see you sweating over the radio) and then ran home again. I thought it [...]
Bournemouth marathon is now just seven weeks away. That's four big training weeks and then a three-week taper. It's starting to seem really close and I've got mixed feelings about that. I'm excited to run this race and aim for a PB (under 3:38), but I know I'll need the next four weeks to get [...]
A new kind of nervousness came over me the night before London Triathlon. I wasn’t concerned about my own race. I’m in the middle of marathon training and at points I thought I might not make the start of the Olympic distance tri at all, which ruled out the question of going fast and took [...]
I run to work at least once a week. It wasn't always that way. I used to think I couldn't run in the mornings, but then I decided this was just something I was telling myself. So, in light of lots of people catching on that the time spent sat on a bus or train [...]
Training for running (and cycling and swimming) can be a bit lonely if you let it. I'm a member of a lovely running club and I proudly wear my club vest at a lot of the races I do. But sometimes, instead of the red and yellow colours of my club, I wear the vomiting [...]
This one is all about triathlons. Long triathlons! I take on Castle Triathlon's iron-distance The Bastion as a relay team with friends Cathy and Charlie. And then I go for a run with and have a chat to ultra runner turned Ironman competitor, Susie Chan. Listen to podcast Download it | Listen online [...]
Training plans are all very good, but there comes a point where you have to make your plan a reality. And that means lacing up your trainers and getting out the door. I've written my own training plan for Bournemouth marathon, as I have for my past few marathons (and ultras). This time, however, instead [...]
As I was away doing a iron distance relay last Sunday, I dispatched guest blogger Phil to run the Vitality British 10k and write a report. There's been quite a few times when I have wanted to drop out of a race, but not usually after one mile. As I turned the corner towards Nelson's [...]
Last week was pretty hot in London. The heatwave coincided with two things: the start of my training for Bounemouth marathon and my recent flat move. I've swapped my usual run and cycle commute for a new route and I'd been trying to find ways to avoid going over a big hill in Highbury. (This [...]