Instagram rolled out an ‘Ask me a question’ feature last week. I tried to answer as many as I could (minus the questions about my boobs) but with 67 questions I didn’t want to be that person who posts endless stories that people skip over. Plus, I was also running out of entertaining answers! A lot of …
Walkington 10K 2018
Flashback to around 20 years, it was the rise of the superclub when Friday nights were all about going out with friends and rolling home in the early hours of Saturday morning. These days parties have since been replaced with 10k races, Smirnoff ices (it was the ‘in’ drink back then) have been replaced with …
Feeling flat? you need a daily VÖOST…
Hectic schedules and eating on-the-go means that we don’t always get the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. I’m certainly guilty of this, despite eating a healthy(ish), well-balanced and varied diet (and by varied, I mean the odd pizza), I still feel I’m missing out on some of the key nutrients I …
I did it on the bridge – Humber half marathon 2018
Last weekend I took part in the East Yorkshire’s biggest half marathon – the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. It was the third time I’ve run this and this year was completely unprepared. I’ve spent the last 11 weeks recovering from an injury, so I’ve done very little running in terms of distance and a lot more gym based stuff. I had no goal time …
How to train for your first marathon
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 …
For the love of it…
Social media, I have a love-hate relationship with it. It’s a great way of finding like-minded people, people to ask/share advice with, and people training for the same events as you. It can be a great source of information. I’ve met a lot of lovely people online that I would now class as friends. It …