Reykjavik, Iceland – part 1
I’ve never been on holiday on my own so I was quite nervous when my friend sadly had to bail out at the last minute of our trip to Iceland. Instead of just cancelling it though I thought I’d still …...
View ArticleReykjavik, Iceland – part 2
Gosh this feels a long time ago now! If you missed Part 1 catch it HERE. Continuing on my Iceland holiday recap then, on Sunday morning I had just finished my lovely (pain free, smooth) 13.1 miles...
View ArticleAlfie’s first parkrun and some favourite things
I still have no date for moving. This seems somewhat of a reoccurring theme. For me it’s not too much of a bother aside from not knowing what weekend is going to be affected and not having any...
View ArticleHappy things…when I’m still waiting
I still haven’t moved. I wouldn’t mind but it’s hard to really plan ahead for weekends if I don’t know when I’m going to be moving… meaning I’m kind of in limbo. I know a lot of people have been in...
View ArticleMy little holiday in Wales
I’m back from North Wales where I spent a lovely few days with my family. It just goes too quickly though, doesn’t it? On Thursday afternoon I hopped into my dad’s car, with Alfie, and headed up the...
View ArticleGrumpy running, good snacking and a leg workout
Brrrrrrrrrrrr!! It is cold! Sorry to state the bleeding obvious but it really is. OK we don’t have snow and I know we’re far better off than you warriors up North or in countries with lots of snow, so...
View ArticleWorking on my winter insulation layer ;-)
I am so chuffed. My flat is coming along so nicely! My little home is very small, but it’s perfect for me. I thought that going from a house to a flat (apartment) would be really hard but actually it’s...
View ArticleRandom Life
Down South at the moment the weather is actually quite good. OK a bit rainy at times but it is so mild. It does make me genuinely nervous about global warming and the environment. It can’t be good....
View ArticleYou can never have too much cake
This weekend past was pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. It was a great balance of being ridiculously busy and then nice and chilled. Friday night was a casual Christmas drinks evening with some...
View ArticleChristmas – lots of food and parkruns
So Christmas has been and gone far too quickly! Depressingly quick. It’s still nice to be off and enjoy the time to relax and see friends. Rolling back to Christmas then, the morning began with me...
View ArticleStarting the year with all my favourite things
Oh jeeze, it’s Monday…back to work, back to normal. But no point complaining, this is life. Gotta pay the bills! I didn’t blog very much over the break as I wanted some time off to just chill. I read a...
View ArticleThose ribs though…
Marathon training has truly begun! I’m shattered. I did my first ‘proper’ long run yesterday and honestly I can’t imagine how I was able to run 16+ miles last year regularly!! But rolling back to...
View ArticleNo parkrun and no race
Although I was looking forward to the weekend gone, I was a bit down that I wouldn’t really get a good lie-in. I normally get up four times in the week at 5am to go to the gym and around 6am … Continue...
View ArticleLots of running and a little bit of mud
From -5 degrees Celsius to the positively balmy 11 degrees today…what is going on? And the crazy snow in the US, this doesn’t bode well for us I don’t think for the future! But anyway, I did quite...
View ArticleLong run company and an epic refuel
Living on the South coast of England at the moment is quite interesting with storm Imogen howling about the place. Last night it was crazy; ridiculously strong winds, lashings of rain, thunder and...
View ArticleConwy parkrun and family time
And I’m back in England again after a flying visit to Wales this weekend. I travelled up to North Wales, Llandudno, with my dad to see my grandparents. Originally my mum was meant to come too but for...
View ArticleMarathonTalk Weekend 2016–part 1
So I don’t even know where to start really. This weekend has been such an incredible experience. This post will probably be quite long (and will be in two parts) though I’ll try not to ramble too much…...
View ArticleMarathonTalk Run Camp –part 2
Continuing on with my recap from the MarathonTalk Run Camp (catch up with part 1 HERE)… So where was I? The interval session was fascinating to watch, especially seeing Steve Way taking it ‘easy’ in...
View ArticleLocked in a Room, ribs for days, a bloody long run and Mother’s Day
Whew, check that out for a title! This weekend was pretty damn awesome, if I do say so myself. On Friday I worked from home so when I was finished I popped Alfie in the car and drove to Bristol …...
View ArticleHeartbreaker Half Marathon (and last of the MT Run Camp)
So the final part of the Marathon Talk Run Camp weekend recap is basically the race recap of the Heartbreaker Half Marathon that took place on the Sunday. {Catch up with PART 1 and PART 2 of the MT Run...
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