Whenever I come back from holiday, I find it hard to get back in the gym. During my time away, the beach, mountains and the greater outdoors became my gym and having to swap the most beautiful settings for my grey-ish looking gym always makes me feel demotivated. Adidas #EnergyRunning campaign kicked off in London a few days after my…
The summer that never really arrived (in England) has passed and as we welcome Autumn and all of the beautiful moments that will come with it, the dark days and cold mornings can sometimes have a negative impact on our gym motivation. Why go for a run in what looks like to be the middle of the night, when you…
A recent trip to the doctors left me feeling very smug about my health because my doctor was so impressed with my resting pulse rate; she thought I was a professional athlete. I may have a resting pulse rate that falls into the same category as the elite’s but I am not a professional athlete. I am just serious about…
I couldn’t imagine a life without sport. It unites people from all over the world, regardless of their race, gender or religion and it brings me so much joy. Athletics is the sport that I hold closest to my heart because it’s something that I can actually do! My hand eye coordination is poor, which rules out most ball games,…
Yesterday, 10,000 girls ran 10km around Victoria Park for the Nike Women’s Race Series. Nike’s Race Series sees women take part in races across the globe and yesterday we ran London. I am an experienced runner but believe it or not, this was the first time that I had competed in a race. I don’t know why I haven’t competed before but after taking part…
