Being chased down by a 5 year old! Its half term this week and I booked a couple of days off work to spend with @ianrunsldn and his why. We both wanted to get out for a run so decided to tag-team it taking it in turns to get 5k in before our real adventures started! - - - Being ill the last 2.5 weeks has been minor torture especially having had the @asicseurope GlideRide sitting waiting to be taken for a spin the last week or so! But today I got to let them loose on the pavements and it felt
November... it may not feel like it today () but November is such a beautiful month full of autumn colours and crazy sunrises. Its also the month of @movember - a cause very close to my heart since my dad kicked prostate cancer 7 years ago. - - - In previous years Ive been a #mosista complete with my stick on moustaches for ridiculous photos! But this year @ianrunsldn and I are showing our support through @thefixevents @mo_running series. With a kids MiniMo 1.5k 5k 10k and even virtual option
The reason my legs feel DEAD today! I went back to @crossfithuntsman for the first time in way too long yesterday morning and Im definitely feeling it now! 1RM sumo deadlift followed by 25 rep max goblet squat PLUS farmers carries and my legs just dont want to function anymore. - - - I have just over a month before marathon training kicks in AGAIN and Im currently feeling a little bit lost. I so want to have a marathon that Just. Goes. Right... maybe its never going to happen but I have to co
And the pressures off. The last race of the season bar @cityrunsldn Fulham in Nov is done and if Im honest I feel so relieved! The last couple of months have been a bit mad and running has been lowest priority but also taken first fiddle in terms of travelling and where to be when... a weird juggling act that Im both grateful for and a little overwhelmed by. - - - In the past 3 weeks or so Ive run around 85 miles which bearing in mind my training in July and August is pretty remarkable. But n
About as tough as it looks! Ive wanted to do this race for a while and Ive always had FOMO when friends and colleagues have done it. Having not gotten in via the ballot Id kind of written it off and was fully prepared to cheer @ianrunsldn who had secured a place. But lucky me was awarded a place by the awesome guys at @track_life_ldn when we went along with @sportsdirectrunning for an event and I was over the moon to be finally able to tick off this race! - - - Sadly the idea of the race was b
Here it is... a medal I wasnt sure I was going to be able to earn. If youd spoken to me about 3-4 weeks ago this marathon was likely to be a DNS. With both my achilles flaring up and having to bail on our 18 miler completing 26.2 seemed like the impossible. But I decided @ragnarrelayuk and @windsorhalfmarathon would be my litmus tests so the @lochnessmarathon start line was a go! - - - It definitely wasnt easy but Im proud that I have built enough strength and have enough miles in my legs to b
Loch Ness Marathon = done! @ianrunsldn @runningzoologist and I had a simple goal for today... get round and in one piece. None of us had a perfect training cycle with injuries life changes and perhaps a slight lack of enthusiasm somewhere around the middle. But with it being Davids first marathon we knew that finish line would feel oh so sweet no matter what. - - - And oh my god did it! David got knocked back with knee pain from around halfway - the injury that held back his training - but he
Loch Ness Marathon flatlay! I cant believe how quickly this weekend has come around after Brighton and London earlier in the year. So much has happened since then even just in the last few weeks! But were here weve registered and one way or another were going to run a marathon tomorrow. - - - Conditions dont look great with a slight headwind and constant rain... weather cant be controlled but mindset can and I know were going to make the most of being able to run this race in such a beautiful
Turning myself into a human emoji at parkrun this morning! @ianrunsldn @runningzoologist and I headed to Bught Park to join hundreds of runners at the Inverness @parkrunuk to shake out the legs before @lochnessmarathon tomorrow. We met up with @clairejust_nutrition and her friend Claudette and chatted away to plenty of other marathon runners! - - - Ian and Dave got slightly carried away and accelerated off after the first lap in a mini race with each other while I somehow managed pretty bang o
13.1 slightly wet and windy miles! A couple of weeks ago when I was panicking about training not being what it perhaps should have been I listened to @rickalexander_ #morningcoffee and picked up on the sentiment of what CAN I do?. I decided that if I got through my planned @ragnarrelayuk legs and the @sauconyuk @windsorhalfmarathon (place gifted) then I would consider that enough to line up at the start of the @lochnessmarathon - - - Two weekends of running later and Ive achieved my two check
Im feeling very under-prepared for this... @sauconyuk @windsorhalfmarathon here we come! Initially I didnt have a race agenda but now we have some fun afternoon plans watching @spurswomen at the @londonstadium so the hope is to get in under 2 hours so we can hit the road and make it in time for kick off! - - - Were in the middle of a seriously high-stress period with job changes a house move and more and its all go go go - Im pretty sure my body doesnt have a clue whats going on! But actually
I couldnt not do a Medal Monday post after this! One of the most challenging events Ive done and Ive done it three times. Ive met some amazing people seen (or not ) some beautiful scenery and pushed myself beyond what I thought was possible with the help of an awesome team. What a privilege! - - - #runnerscommunity #runnersofinstagram #ukrunners #ukrunchat #runhappy #lovetorun #crossfitrunner #crossfituk #aerobiccapacity #bodybycrossfit #irunthisbody #womensrunninguk #girlswhorun #thisgirlcan
Ragnar Relay Round III. I cant quite believe it but somehow these legs that forced me to cut an 18 miler short at 4.5 miles just under 5 weeks ago have managed to carry me 22 miles this weekend. - - - I thought I was going to struggle a LOT more than I did and I dont know quite how I got away with it as much as I did. Maybe it was @ragnarrelayuk spirit maybe it was something to do with @xendurance_eu (#gifted) coursing through my veins! - - - Either way Im lucky to be still walking (not hobbl
2 legs down 1 to go! That run reminded me how much I absolutely love this event. 8.4 miles pitch black just me and my headtorch and the occasional other #ragnarian - - - I blared @falloutboy through my @jaybirdsport #jaybirdvista and it kept my legs turning over at 8:30 pace... now THATS #partypace - - - @mind_matter_project is now out there next up is @anna.the.runner before Liina takes on another leg and then its down @ianrunsldn to hand over to van 2! - - - @karrimorofficial . @sweatybe
Ragnar ready-as-Ill-ever-be! This will be mine and @ianrunsldns third year in a row doing the @ragnarrelayuk! Without a doubt one of the biggest events Ive done and to have completed all of the first three of the UK variant will be quite an achievement in my eyes. - - - Due to some last minute changes Im now running nearly 5 miles more than planned for a total of 21.9 miles over the two days... but I just have to look back to the @spartanraceuk weekend trifecta to know its within my reach. At
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