I’ve entered the Manchester Marathon. It’s about six months away and so I’m currently comfortable with my decision. I kind of assumed I’m not getting a place in London and so took advantage of an early bird offer and a guaranteed place in a spring 2109 marathon. I think I Read more…
After a year of getting mainly t-shirts as race mementos (or at one race a squished double decker) it was nice to get a bit of serious bling last weekend. T-shirts, particularly the ‘technical’ ones, are great but they are starting to take up precious kit drawer space. Talking to Read more…
My youngest started school last week and it’s been tough. She’s ready to go but I’m still not sure I’m ready for her to go. It was hard when my eldest started – she’s now in year three – she looked so small and I worried that she wouldn’t make Read more…
Ever have those runs that are completely awful? Your legs feel like they are wading through treacle, your breathing won’t settle, you get a stitch (even when you never get a stitch, ever) and you wish you’d stayed in bed? That was last Sunday’s race. It was a local 10-miler Read more…