I’ve never been a sporty type, as a child dance classes were my thing (mainly due to my love of music). I was usually one of the last to be picked for team sports and you wouldn’t want to know 13-year-old Rachel’s thoughts on cross-country running! I breathed a sigh of relief when I left …
The National Running Show
Whether you run a 6-minute mile or a 12-minute mile, run once a week or every day, if you get out of the door and run, you are a runner and I’ve got just the event for you! The UK’s biggest non-race affiliated exhibition; The National Running Show takes place at Birmingham NEC next weekend …
Goals for 2018
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and here’s to a fabulous new year! A new year, a fresh calendar, it is like starting over with a clean slate. I’m not really a fan of new year’s resolutions, neither do I buy into the whole ‘new year, new me’ thing. I personally think you …
2017 – A review of the year
I can’t believe it is the end of 2017 already. Where has the time gone? Last year, my New Year’s resolution was to blog weekly. Every Saturday a post has gone up at 10 am so that is one goal I’ve achieved. Running wise, I’ve collected a lot of medals in 2017 but it hasn’t …
I don’t care how many calories are in a Mince Pie
‘Tis the season for festive feasts and indulgence! Christmas is the time to embrace baggy jumpers and stretchy pants – after all, ’tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry. While there’s been a flood of articles bombarding us with calorie counts and exercise recommendations to burn off holiday treats, let’s take a moment …
Treadmills aren’t so bad after all…
The weather has been pretty nasty this week, on several occasions I’ve glided into work like I was auditioning for Dancing on Ice (more like Bambi on ice). The icy conditions couldn’t have come at a worse time as my marathon plan officially started this week. So, in the interest of safety, running has been …