About Me
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About me
Hello, I’m Charlie – a runner, Registered Dietitian and lover of travel. I believe anyone can run a marathon, I’ve transitioned from non-runner to 13 x Marathoner and Six Star Finisher. My blog champions fad-free, accessible wellbeing through fitness, nutrition and living life to the full.
A no-nonsense approach to eating for runners and athletes of all levels. An essential companion for those trying to fuel right; before, during and after their runs to improve performance and increase energy levels!
Noah and his Ark of Dodgeballing Animals
What's red, sweaty and sounds like a parrot?Me dressed in a parrot onesie, running around and squawking as I got hit by numerous balls or made terrible throws.Noah and his strange assortment of...
Quinoa Pear Porridge
This morning’s breakfast was inspired by Michael Moore’s chilled quinoa porridge in his book ‘Blood Sugar; Quinoa and Healthy Living’. I love what a protein punch the quinoa gives and it was the...
How to Prevent Injury When Marathon Training: A Response from Simon Lamb
After my post a few weeks ago on how to prevent injury when training for a marathon, I received a few tweets from Simon Lamb disagreeing with what Greg Ryan was saying. I know a lot of people that...
Hampton Court Half Marathon
How far is a half marathon? 13.1 miles, right?Well, if you were running the Hampton Court Half Marathon yesterday, their half marathon measured 0.35-0.4 miles short. Quite a big difference!...
Random Weekend Ramblings
This morning I am running my first race of the year, the Hampton Court Half Marathon. The idea is to be pacing Ashley to a new PB, but without knowing the state of the course (there's been a lot of...
Books for Runners
I’ve recently been chatting via email to Simon Lamb, about his response to the ‘How to prevent running injuries when marathon training’ post that he so passionately disagreed with (although more on...