Look back with pride, look forward with confidence
‘Look back with pride, look forward with confidence’ ... was one of the many motivational quotes I used to keep me going during my 63 marathons in 63 days. Yesterday was my one year anniversary of Day One of my 63 marathons in 63 days...
The ‘Imposter’ Runner
'I feel like I'm an 'Imposter' runner' was a comment said by a couple of people I ran with last week when I went out for a little run about with the newbie graduated couch-to-5k runners of Wreake Runners RC. We had a little laugh at this comment, after all...
Nutripouch Review
Learn from your past. As well as dreaming of what I want to do and how I want to feel when I do it, I’ve also learned that it’s important to reflect back. From here I learn and make changes to improve. I truly like improving – I may not be getting faster,...
Next Adventure Ireland
I know that I run better when I’m running towards something ... so I’m setting my next DUMBER goal! DUMBER being the acronym for ... Daft Unconventional Mental Bonkers Exciting Ridiculous (thank you Simon @successengineers for this acronym). I’ve been in...
International Women’s Day – celebrating strength
International Women's Day and the upcoming Mother's Days are strange ones to me. I understand that for some, it is important to have a day to be acknowledged or appreciated. I used to be that person. When I was younger I waited to be acknowledged,...
Happy To Be ‘A Work In Progress’
I’m happy to be ‘A Work In Progress’ and as I take action today, I know that I will learn lessons that shape me and I know that I will have transformed from this point in time to my next reflective moment. The photo above and the photo below are both...
Believe You Can And You Will
On 30th September 2001 there were no running selfies and no happy snaps of me crossing the finish line - I attempted my first marathon and I was a DNF. But that was not the end of my marathon story ... it was just the start! I went home dejected but not...
Towpath Challenge Adventure
I recently ran the Towpath Challenge - 5 days of running along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham – as part of the inaugural 2018 National Running Show at Birmingham NEC. I was very lucky to hang out with a bunch of pretty awesome crazy-assed...
How do you aim to beat a world record?
Have you got any idea what it's like to try and beat a world record? Nope? Neither do I, but for some reason this brain has decided that these 50 year old legs are going to give it a go by running ... 1651 miles in 63 days?♀️ Or 2642 kms if you're metric ?♀️...
Roll baby roll … foam rolling to warm up, stretch and relax your body
When I mention foam rolling to people I usually get: a quizzical look a grimace or a smiley 'yeah, I know what you mean, it's ace' look I'm in the 'yeah, I know what you mean, it's ace' camp. When you know how to do it, then it feels all sorts of GOOOOOD 🙂 The...