Banana bread? Baked it. Netflix? Completed it mate! and let’s face it – no one really wants another zoom quiz. Over this last year getting outdoors has provided a welcome relief and a bit of escapism for many of us during the pandemic. Fitness apps have seen a surge in users with 858,000 people downloading the …
What a difference a few weeks can make. Right now, I should be starting to taper in preparation for the London Marathon. The long miles completed and just the victory lap to go. Due to the current global pandemic COVID-19, all Spring events have quite rightly been postponed or cancelled. This has left most runners …
Lockdown. Or Locky-D as the ‘cool kids’ are calling it. Social distancing is now the ‘in-thing’. You don’t need me to remind you that we are in the middle of a global pandemic. Social distancing measures have been put in place to reduce the spread of the COVID-19. The current advice in the UK is …
I’m currently training for marathon number 11 – the London Marathon. Marathon training can quite be a lonely experience so I’ve found that sharing updates and progress on Instagram has been extremely beneficial. I like to follow other people that are training for the same event as it helps keep me motivated. Everyone trains differently, …
I’ve never been the sportiest person, and my running journey began in my 30s. When I signed up for my first marathon, I didn’t even own a pair of trainers. People laughed, thinking I was insane, but six months later, I ran it. The challenge of covering 26.2 miles both excited and sickened me. I …
You’ve signed up for a marathon, printed out your training plan, colour coded it with highlighters (maybe that’s just me) and you’ve promised yourself you’re going to stick to it. The first few weeks of a training you excitedly tick the workouts off one by one. You’re doing amazing – you’re going to smash this …
