Learning to social distance
It’s a strange time for us all. Adjusting from physical social contact to a more virtual connection isn’t easy and is a learning curve for everyone. To follow…
Be Kind to Yourself
Our lives have been turned upside down and we feel anything but normal… this is OK! I think this has started to sink in for me – as…
Be Flexible
We’re in our first week of a lockdown here in the UK and I’m learning to be a bit more flexible with my routine. What’s really important to…
The struggle
I knew it was coming, I knew that my race was going to be cancelled. Yet I was still devastated and it has affected my running. I envy…
Expectations and the reality
You train hard, you make note of those rest days but sometimes it doesn’t always go to plan… This happened to me last week. I had a week…
Rest Day
What counts as a rest day? Sitting on your bum doing nothing, a short steady run, or a gentle workout at the gym? I’ve had a busy week…
Race Review: Huddersfield 10k
They said it was tough, friends called me crazy for signing up and maybe they were right…! When and where? 23/02/2020 – Start and finish: Huddersfield Rugby Union…
Running form
What’s the correct running form? How do I fix it? Will it make me a better runner? I see these questions all over social media, asking unqualified keyboard…
Running with music
Many runners love and depend on listening to music whilst running. I grew to depend on it myself when I started running as a distraction tactic. It wasn’t…
My RED January
January was an incredibly long month, but I succeeded in my challenge of running every day! My overall mileage was 115.1 miles, which takes me up to the…