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Chicago Marathon Race Recap 2022

Chicago Marathon Race Recap 2022

Chicago Marathon Race Recap 2022 5K into the Chicago Marathon, I realised I’d made a terrible mistake. My body was in no-way recovered from running (realistically beyond my fitness) the London Marathon - read the recap here. But I was committed by that point, having...

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

AKA I paid £35 for a beanie, and ran 5K.  This race is a must for those travelling over to Chicago to run the marathon in my opinion. We started race morning at Starbucks, buying hot drinks to keep our hands warm. Donned in our beanies (breaking the cardinal race...

London Marathon 2022 Race Recap

London Marathon 2022 Race Recap

Huge thanks to Flora for the race bib for this year's London Marathon! Maths is hard, it's even harder when you're 3 and a half hours into a marathon and dealing with a GPS watch that has gone haywire around Canary Wharf. I was trying to work out, based on average...

How To Run The SuperHalfs

How To Run The SuperHalfs

A few years ago my main running goal was to complete the Marathon Majors (running London, New York, Berlin, Boston, Chicago and Tokyo marathons). I collected my Six Star Medal in Tokyo in 2018 and whilst I’m not so secretly hoping that they add another marathon or two...

Uplift Oregon 5K Race Recap

Uplift Oregon 5K Race Recap

A race within a race. As a way of involving both the local community and those travelling to Oregon from out of town to watch the Athletics World Champs, Asics put on a 5K race within the Men's Marathon race. I was kindly gifted a bib to the race. Uplift Oregon 5K...

Big Sur Marathon 2022 Race Recap

Big Sur Marathon 2022 Race Recap

Big Sur Marathon 2022 Race Recap Standing on the start line I realised I'd forgotten to put deodorant on..not ideal when you're about to run 26.2 miles. The lack of antiperspirant was just one of a few mistakes I made on race day... Also forgot to put my anti-chafe...

London Marathon 2022 Race Recap

London Marathon 2022 Race Recap

Huge thanks to Flora for the race bib for this year's London Marathon! Maths is hard, it's even harder when you're 3 and a half hours into a marathon and dealing with a GPS watch that has gone haywire around Canary Wharf. I was trying to work out, based on average...

Madeira Travel Guide

Madeira Travel Guide

This year I was lucky enough to visit Madeira twice, once in March with my friend Amanda (we do a trip somewhere together every year) and more recently, in August, with my family, including my 90 year old Grandfather.  The two trips, as you can imagine, were...

How To Run The SuperHalfs

How To Run The SuperHalfs

A few years ago my main running goal was to complete the Marathon Majors (running London, New York, Berlin, Boston, Chicago and Tokyo marathons). I collected my Six Star Medal in Tokyo in 2018 and whilst I’m not so secretly hoping that they add another marathon or two...