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3 Week Running Fitness Challenge

3 Week Running Fitness Challenge

I run to eat. I’m one of those people that push through hard training workouts and races by thinking about what I’m going to eat and drink when I reach the finish. After the Chicago marathon I headed straight to Shake Shack for salty french fries, at the...
Active Adventure in Jersey

Active Adventure in Jersey

Tom’s idea of a good holiday is probably slightly different to mine – they both involve sun and relaxation, however mine has a lot more activities and probably less beer than Toms. And luckily this was a holiday organised by the Jersey tourist board, organised...
New York Marathon Training Week 2

New York Marathon Training Week 2

Since I still don’t have a formal, written plan for New York Marathon training, I’ve been taking it as it comes. I ran three times this week; 2 X 5K run clubs and the 10K British London Run, plus 3 strength workouts. Next week I’m in Majorca so it...
Motivational Running Quotes for the London Marathon

Motivational Running Quotes for the London Marathon

They say when you run a marathon you run the first 10 miles with your legs, the second 10 miles with your heart and the last 6 miles with your head. It’s a mental as well as physical game. As Michele say’s ‘Physical strength will get you to the start...