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 [...]
You'll have seen it everywhere at the Olympics and on the football pitch at the weekends - athletes sporting what looks like electrical tape holding them together. Kinesiology tape is the latest sports injury product filtering down from elite to amateur level athletes.The tape is supposed to "provide pain relief, reduce swelling, assist a range of movement [...]
After a couple of weeks of thinking that I may have to watch Venice Marathon from a gondola on the sidelines because of injury, a few visits to the physio and a deal made with the Marathon Gods saw me heading out for the last long run before taper time with two fully functioning legs and a [...]