Marathon Training

As you may have guessed readers, my Manchester Marathon 2020 dream is over. I did have the option to run in October, but with not knowing what will happen regarding being able to go…

Something I’ve grown to enjoy and do whenever I can is go for ‘runch.’ Now you might not know but runch is the definition for running at lunchtime! Now there are some huge benefits…

A lot of people have asked how I manage to fit everything in. A busy work schedule, crazy commute, marathon training and of course life! It’s not really a surprise that it doesn’t always…

I’ve written about my love of Parkrun before, but honestly, I feel like I need to shout out about it again. The weekly timed event is free to all, whether you want to run,…

There are two things I’ve noticed about marathon training. Lots of being hungry (runger) and fatigue. As a spoonie I often suffer from this annoying little pest a fair bit more than the odd…

I will admit my reasoning for not taking on a marathon years ago was worrying how my body would cope. But in the last couple of years I have pushed it to do new…

So I’m now (as I write this) into the start of week 3 of my training block. With 16 weeks to go, I won’t lie I’m quite nervous. Annoyingly last week I was a…

A few weeks back my London ballot was rejected. I didn’t hear back from the charity I wanted to run for. So I found myself hovering over the submit payment button on the Manchester…

It’s dark in the morning, dark in the evening and don’t even get me started on the drizzle. Winter running is no one’s favourite, but this year it’s important I keep on running (more…