London Marathon
It’s taken me 6 months and a couple of attempts to write this post. It took some time to process it all amid a lot of other things I had going on in my...
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Berlin Marathon 2022
In 2019 I entered the ballot for Berlin marathon fully expecting to be unsuccessful. I based this expectation on the stories I’d heard about how hard it can be to get into London marathon...
The Results of Consistent Strength Work
The results of consistent strength work were really big for me in the last year. This has been evidenced in both my running results and changes to my body. Those changes have become more...
A look at back 2021 (pt 3)
Ok, so here’s the final part of my mini blog series looking back at 2021. In the previous two posts, the second of which you can find here, I talked about my ultra marathons....
A look back at 2021 (pt2)
With the first part of 2021 covered in my previous post, its time to move on to what happened next. First of all, I took the opportunity to rest up after my solo ultra...
A look back at 2021 (pt1)
It’s been well over a year since I last posted on here despite wanting to do so for the last 6 months or so. 2021 was a big year for me. This was mostly...
A Different Kind of Marathon
I’ve run just over a mile, I’m already soaked through and my arms are cold. Steph, her mum and Poppy have just gone past in the warm comfort of a car and it’s dawning...
Socially Distanced Racing
Socially distanced racing is a concept I don’t think many people would even have thought of, let alone participated in before March 2020. However, for those of us who wish to get back to...
A Summer of Speed
So what do you do after spending the first quarter of the year training for a marathon? Well for me at least, it was to change tact altogether and drop down the distances to...
Making My Marathon Debut
Making my marathon debut has been a year in the making. After having to withdraw from last years Newport Marathon due to injury, I was seeking redemption this time around. After my experience last...