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My First Trail Race – CRUK Tough10 Box Hill

My First Trail Race – CRUK Tough10 Box Hill

There's tough trail races, and then there's the toughest of Cancer Research's Tough10 - the Box Hill 10k. It becomes even tougher when you do it with a hangover. Trust me on that. As part of my ambassadorship with CRUK, I was given race entry and was able to recruit a...

Why Am I Getting Slower?

Why Am I Getting Slower?

I've run 6 marathons, with an ultimate goal of earning a BQ - for those of you not obsessed with marathons, that's a 3.35 (or faster) qualifying time for my age group. I felt well on my way, running a 3.49 in the Berlin marathon in 2014, feeling the best I have in my...

Rock N Roll Las Vegas 10K

Rock N Roll Las Vegas 10K

My legs won't turn over any faster, and I'm clocking a solid 10.30 mile. I've told coach Mary that I will run SLOWWWW, the only way I convinced her to let me run the Rock N Roll 10K, and it seems like my body won't let me move any speedier anyway. How on earth...

New York City Marathon 2016 Race Recap

New York City Marathon 2016 Race Recap

'What if people can hear me poop?' 'Don't worry, they'll just be jealous'. One of the conversations between Zoe and I in the build up to the start of the New York City marathon. We'd chosen to use the bathroom at the Staten Island Ferry terminal rather than having to...

5 Things I Learned During the New York City Marathon

5 Things I Learned During the New York City Marathon

Thank you so much for all the messages of luck and support yesterday, they mean so much to me! It's amazing to be running a US race, with messages from all over the world. Yesterday was hard day, it was hot from the very start of the run, the course was hillier than I...

How to tell if you have ‘Maranoia’

How to tell if you have ‘Maranoia’

It's kicking in, on Monday's run I swear I had a huge knot in my calf. Then walking around London between meetings on Tuesday, my knee started twinging. Then I developed a crick in my neck. The phantom pains. Or at least I bloomin' hope they're phantom. I posted about...

Rock N Roll Las Vegas 10K

Rock N Roll Las Vegas 10K

My legs won't turn over any faster, and I'm clocking a solid 10.30 mile. I've told coach Mary that I will run SLOWWWW, the only way I convinced her to let me run the Rock N Roll 10K, and it seems like my body won't let me move any speedier anyway. How on earth...

Marathon Recovery

Marathon Recovery

I got away lightly this time around. No black toenails, no chafing and only one gross blister - I'll spare you the photo. Sadly my coach Mary wasn't so lucky! Plus I've been wearing my compression gear from SKINS non-stop to ensure my muscles recovered in time for two...

New York City Marathon 2016 Race Recap

New York City Marathon 2016 Race Recap

'What if people can hear me poop?' 'Don't worry, they'll just be jealous'. One of the conversations between Zoe and I in the build up to the start of the New York City marathon. We'd chosen to use the bathroom at the Staten Island Ferry terminal rather than having to...