As the restrictions of Lockdown 3.0 start to ease this week in England, it is so good to be able to run in groups again. I don’t think I’ll realise how much I’ve missed my running family until I see them at the track, on training runs and on my Read more…
On Saturday I take on my first ever 24 hour race. Six weeks ago I had a massive wobble about this. What was I thinking? I haven’t properly camped since I was a kid (I’m not counting the glamping pod I stayed in last month where the only inconvenience was Read more…
After running the Beacon Hill half at the beginning of October I’ve been reading about running a lot… but not actually doing much of it! That race was tough (but with great bling and beer) and really zapped my energy and legs for a few days after. Then I went 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…
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…
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…
Last weekend I ran my first proper trail race. Took me a while to find the courage to enter, mainly because I thought I would either get lost or encounter cows (see previous posts… there’s a theme). I entered with a friend… and then it got postponed due to snow. Read more…