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Outlaw 2019
Posted on August 7, 2019 4 Comments
This is going to be long, not as long as it would’ve been mind, but bear with me none the less. I’ve tried to write this a few times and I’m concerned there isn’t a way to do it without me sounding over dramatic. But after a lovely comment from someone about my blogs I […]
70.3 and me
Posted on May 29, 2019 2 Comments
I stood pretty much glued to the floor looking out at the lake, trying to watch for someone who was floundering like I do. Of course nobody was, this was the ironman distance swim, and they were all professionals. My heart sank. I wanted to run away, but I knew I couldn’t. I knew what […]
12 Months and a Million Miles
Posted on December 10, 2018 4 Comments
This time last year I was getting ready to run the 12th (or 13th) of the 12 marathons in 12 months challenge. That seems like a lifetime ago, a dream land that I once lived in, a thing that if I did it now I’m not sure I could, or would!
The Unconventional Road – To Berlin
Posted on August 29, 2018 Leave a Comment
Most marathon training plans will take you through some 16 or 20 weeks of a staged increase in mileage and effort. Ever one to do things my own way mine hasn’t quite worked out that way. I’ve been on the fence of whether to run Berlin or not. It was meant to be my first […]
Finding forward
Posted on July 22, 2018 Leave a Comment
It’s been 6 weeks would you believe it?! 6 whole weeks since i took a super duper run around rome and realised I was capable of moving again. Since then I’ve been running with zero pain, well not zero pain, but only the good pain, the pain that means your pushing and working hard. I can’t […]
12/12 Portsmouth Coastal Marathon
Posted on December 20, 2017 Leave a Comment
From the moment I set foot in Portsmouth I was happy, it was going to be a good day, filled with no expectations or concerns, just running the 26.2 for the last time in 2017. The day before I’d spent at the BBC studios being interviewed for national radio, I’d talked about suicide, running, and the year […]
11/12 Valencia Marathon
Posted on November 22, 2017 Leave a Comment
I’ve been scared of writing out these words and breaking it down because whatever way I spin this, I come out of it sounding like a dick. Deep breaths this one’s gonna hurt. Before I say anything about my race I want to put in a huge disclaimer that Valencia marathon is incredible. It’s a […]
10/12 Beachy Head Marathon
Posted on October 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
When I first started training for marathons, I would turn up to races not knowing anyone, feeling completely out of place, I was amazed by how everyone knew each other, the buzz and chatter was electrifying. I was (and still am) constantly inspired by the people I saw on social media and at these events […]
Downslink Ultra 9/12
Posted on October 2, 2017 1 Comment
I’ve written this thing out what feels like a thousand times and haven’t quite found the words to do it justice, to do me justice. I rocked up at the start line feeling more nervous than I had in a long time. The feeling I used to get at the start of a marathon, the […]
Marathon in a Day
Posted on August 2, 2017 Leave a Comment
When I first sent that message to my dear friend asking her if she thought I could run a marathon and she came back saying 100% yes, I didn’t believe her. I went through 20 weeks of training with highs and lows and injuries. I found myself on that start line still not believing her. […]
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