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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...
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...
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...
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...
Running in Zion

Running in Zion

One of the best places we stayed in Utah was at Zion Mountain Lodge – we only stayed for one night but managed to make the most of our stay… We’d booked in for a ride on the Friday afternoon, an hour long hack to explore the reserve. I’ve...