Category: Running
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26.2 things they don’t tell you about training for a marathon
The running world can be as simple as ‘all you need is a pair of trainers’, but when it comes to long distance training, things take a bit of a step up. Which is fair enough. Marathon training is hard and it’s a commendable thing to sign up to (if I do say so myself…;)…
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St Albans Half Marathon – Race review and a runner’s reality
28 degrees. Not a cloud in the sky. Country lanes and undulating hills. Sounds like an ideal day for a relaxed walk, a swim, or perhaps a snooze in your garden, right? Probably not ideal conditions for a self-described ‘challenging’ half marathon? Lo and behold, the show must go on and so that’s exactly what…
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Think you’re not built to run? Think again….why people run at different speeds
I don’t know about you, but I’m all too familiar with those ‘I’m just not built to run that fast’ thoughts – do you know the ones? Another common one being ‘look at them, they’re just made for it’ as someone runs past you like a duck through water. If you’ve never had those thoughts…
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My experience of hernia repair surgery and the journey back to running
February 2021 saw me head into hospital for an operation, followed by some time off running. This was the first time I’d ever had to go into hospital so naturally thought it warranted a blog post as a Significant Life Event…. Here is my tale of before, during and after the procedure and to recap…
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A marathon year with Neuroblastoma UK – fundraising charity tips and tales
As we crack on with a new year, I wanted to write a post about the wonderful charity I collaborated with in 2020 on my marathon fundraising efforts – Neuroblastoma UK. Without them I wouldn’t have been given the opportunity to run the 2020 London Marathon and as a result of that, I may never…
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Guest post: Bouncing back to running from a fractured leg injury
As part of a series of guest posts, I am delighted the first one is from my friend and colleague Ollie Smith. Ollie sadly got injured right at the start of lockdown 1.0 and in this post he tells the tale of getting back on his feet, quite literally…! It’s a long post, but a…
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Well, it wasn’t all bad: 20 positives from a lockdown 2020
It’s a year we’ll never forget, for many of the wrong reasons. At the start of the year, we had no idea we were about to head into a global pandemic, national lockdowns, being told to stay at home. Our whole lives got flipped on their heads, from the way we work, socialise and the…
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