As the mornings are slowly getting darker and the sun is disappearing earlier each day, its beginning to feel like autumn is coming. I love Autumn. The leaves falling and crisp cool mornings. Bonfires and fireworks. It’s one of my favourite times of year and another reason is because of the autumn half marathon season. The first half marathon I…
With the Boston, Manchester and London marathons all less than a month away, my Instagram feed is filled with post run selfies and tales of 20mile runs. Its Marathon season! A part of me wishes that I was taking part in the fun this year. But a much bigger part of me is so glad that I’m not. The lead…
The London Marathon made it on to my bucket list in 2015 and a few years later, I was given the opportunity by New Balance to run the 2018 London Marathon. It was without a doubt one of the best and worst experiences of my life. That sounds a bit dramatic but trust me, it was!
The London Marathon is in less than 2 weeks. I feel a little bit nervous, a tiny bit excited but mostly relieved. I’m so glad it’s almost over and I’ll never have to say the words “long run” again, well at least for a while. I’ve been training since the beginning of the year for the marathon and it…
As soon as the clocks go back, the air gets cooler and the sky gets darker I have to summon up every ounce of will power to stop myself from hanging up my running shoes till Spring. I absolutely hate running in the winter. Some runners thrive in cold weather conditions but that is just not me. I just feel cold,…
