Marathon training weeks 11-14 Last Sunday I finished my run, had a shower and headed out for lunch with my family. I ordered a glass of Prosecco and toasted myself. I’d finished peak week of marathon training. I’d just run a 20 mile long run. I’d done the hard work, and that was worthy of [...]
Marathon number 17 - keeping going [Ad] This post is sponsored by Arla Protein. We’re only a few weeks out from Manchester Marathon and I’ve been comparing my training logs of previous races. My training is nowhere near the mileage it was before Edinburgh Marathon in 2016, it can’t be right now because I don’t [...]
East London Half Marathon 2019 This post is in two halves: my personal race and then a review of the race itself. Skip to that if you’re here to find out if you should sign up. Back in October I ran the Royal Parks Half with a goal of running sub 1:45. It had been [...]
Breastfeeding and running I’m writing this one-handed on my phone while feeding my son after getting home from a 10k race. So excuse any typos. Below is my experience of running and breastfeeding. I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience. When I was pregnant and we went through the prenatal classes and discussions, I was [...]
Marathon Training Update: Weeks 1-6 I don't know how it happened but somehow it's already week six of my marathon training. It seems to have gone really quickly, but I guess that's what happens when you're just putting one foot in front of another and one run in front of another. So I thought I'd [...]
Setting SMART running goals It’s the time of year when runners set their running goals for the 12 months ahead. Many runners, old and new, will set their intention for the year ahead to run more. But ‘run more’ is not a great goal. Not because running more isn’t a great thing to want to [...]
Running after pregnancy: the first year It’s been a year since I had my son. As cliched as it sounds, it has gone so fast. It’s crazy to think that a year ago we were in hospital with this tiny person who felt so fragile but is now running around pulling everything off my shelves [...]
Keeping hydrated on Water Wednesday Things that runners should have plenty of: sleep, motivation and water. Things I struggle with since becoming a parent: sleep, time to train and keeping hydrated. I was never a massive coffee drinker before I had a baby. But now it’s a regular part of my day. Not so much [...]
Baby to BQ: Autumn races and running Hello. It’s been another couple of months, so if you’re not following along on Instagram, which seems to be where I share my running ups and downs these days, here’s what’s been going on. Holiday running I went away to the seaside for a few days and did [...]
Running, babies and sleep This post is in conjunction with TEMPUR® but all thoughts and sleepless nights are my own. Sleep! If there’s one thing new parents love to talk, compare and commiserate about, it’s sleep. This is something I wouldn’t share with my mum friends because 1) I don’t want to jinx it and [...]
