This week another sleep-related health story hit the headlines. These stories are often accompanied by ‘how to get a good night’s sleep’ guides, which include helpful tips like ‘turn off your phone’ and ‘make sure your bedroom is a calm and peaceful environment’. And the running press have picked up Read more…
I’m a huge fan of parkrun – the free weekly 5k runs that take place across the country (and indeed the world) – but have never ran one. Or watched. Or volunteered. Almost all take place on a Saturday morning and that’s when my girls have swimming lessons. I want Read more…
I love running on holiday… especially planning and exploring new routes. I’ve just returned from a week in Bude in Cornwall and managed to squeeze in three runs around sandcastle building, wave jumping and eating ice cream. The routes included coastal paths, beaches, winding country roads with high hedges and Read more…
My last post talked about being unwell thanks to viruses and hayfever-induced asthma. I’m still not back up to where I’d like to be with running and it sucks. So what does any self-respecting runner do to cheer themselves up? Buy more kit of course… this time a pair of Read more…
We are having the most amazing weather this summer. It’s been warm and sunny with blue skies and barely a cloud. Today’s temperature is due to hit a balmy 28°C here in the East Midlands and my office is like a small greenhouse. Not great running weather – it’s still Read more…
The Round Sheffield Run is unlike anything I’ve ever ran before – 11 stages totalling 20 kilometres taking you through parks and woodland in and around Sheffield. Inclines so steep in places that you are walking up giant steps cut into the trails and then praying you don’t trip as Read more…
I haven’t run for three days… it feels like a very long time. A combination of the super-high pollen count and a virus has laid me low and I’ve even taken a day off work to try and rest. I’m not good at resting. My life is a whirlwind of Read more…
I’m running a race tonight and its pretty much all I can think about (in between work, making sure the kids are where they should be, eating and driving). It’s 10k and I haven’t ran a proper 10k race in about 18 months – it’s a good chance to see Read more…
On Sundays I meet up with a fabulous group of ladies from my running club to explore the trails, woods and countryside local to us. It’s my favourite run of the week and I always feel brilliant afterwards. We run up big hills, we talk, we laugh, we share a Read more…
I took my nearly seven-year-old daughter to see some ‘real’ athletics yesterday. It was part pre-birthday treat, part distraction from the fact her sister was going to a party and she wasn’t invited and part because our running club had negotiated reduced price tickets. And I also wanted to inspire Read more…