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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...

How to Tell If Your Sports Bra Needs Updating

How to Tell If Your Sports Bra Needs Updating

I posted a photo on Facebook (don't forget to like my page) last week of me in my sports bra. I am really self conscious of my stomach and have never run without a top on, however I've been following Kelly Robert's training for Chicago, and her awesome attitude to a...

Miles or Minutes? Which is more effective in a training plan?

Miles or Minutes? Which is more effective in a training plan?

What does it say on your training plan? Does it have you running 6 miles at a 9min mile pace, or for 60 minutes at a 9-10 min mile pace? Do you have specific splits for the miles during your workouts or is a speed/tempo run split into time chunks? Currently mine is...

New Balance X J Crew Sport

New Balance X J Crew Sport

I am obsessed. Seriously. I walked into the J Crew shop in a mall in Atlanta and walked out nearly $200 lighter, armed with some sports wear that is exactly my style. Seriously... Navy √ Spotty √ Stripey √ The fact that it's two of my ultimate fave brands doesn't...

How Your Mental Fitness Is Going To Get You That PB

How Your Mental Fitness Is Going To Get You That PB

The more I've trained for and run 26.2 mile races, the more I've realised what a mental game a marathon is, let alone the four months leading up to race day. I was invited to the Marie Claire FitFest a few weeks ago, and although I couldn't be there for the whole...

The Time I Won a 5K…

The Time I Won a 5K…

...in my age group. My plan had been to use a local race while I was in Atlanta as part of my long run, however apparently October is not the month to run here as I found it hard to track down a longer race. A 5K in Dunwoody, a suburb nearish to where we were staying...

Miles or Minutes? Which is more effective in a training plan?

Miles or Minutes? Which is more effective in a training plan?

What does it say on your training plan? Does it have you running 6 miles at a 9min mile pace, or for 60 minutes at a 9-10 min mile pace? Do you have specific splits for the miles during your workouts or is a speed/tempo run split into time chunks? Currently mine is...

Marlow Water for Life Half Marathon

Marlow Water for Life Half Marathon

'I've got a flat tire'. It's 6pm on Saturday evening and I'm just getting ready to drive to London for a friend's party, except the AA man who comes out to put the spare tire on says I can't drive more than 50mph and shouldn't drive too far on the temporary wheel....

New Balance X J Crew Sport

New Balance X J Crew Sport

I am obsessed. Seriously. I walked into the J Crew shop in a mall in Atlanta and walked out nearly $200 lighter, armed with some sports wear that is exactly my style. Seriously... Navy √ Spotty √ Stripey √ The fact that it's two of my ultimate fave brands doesn't...