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BIG NEWS: Marathon Training Update

BIG NEWS: Marathon Training Update

I am about to burst. I could not be more excited. You know how upset, disappointed and gutted I was when my Tokyo marathon plans fell through in December. I wrote all about what happened in this blog post. Well, it turns out the London marathon won’t be my only...
Can Fake Eyelashes Withstand an Active Lifestyle?

Can Fake Eyelashes Withstand an Active Lifestyle?

I’ve always wondered how so many people seemed to have amazing eyelashes, questioning if they put on stick-on eyelashes every single morning, or just had a really good mascara. Turns out, they were getting extensions, and now I’m in on the secret. A lot of...
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...