Sep 30, 2014 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Race Recaps, Race-cations, Running
I have to say the start of the Berlin marathon is very un-German. From the hour long queues for the loos, the less than rigorous checking of bibs to get in the right corral (this actually worked in our favour) and having to hop a fence to finally get into the start...
Jun 16, 2019 | Running, Running Advice
We all have amazing races where all the hard work comes together, we feel great and things just click. Those are the races we all dream about. Most of us have also had one of those races where things don’t go to plan. Either the weather, our stomach,...
Aug 31, 2018 | Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Running
One of my most asked questions is ‘How to Run the World Marathon Majors’. If that’s what you’re here for – look at this post, and then see how I became a Six Star Finisher here. But what if you’ve run all the marathon majors, or,...
May 10, 2018 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Running
A six star finisher is someone who has completed all six Marathon Major marathons; London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. You can complete them at any time, in any order, as long as you can send evidence that you’ve run – usually your race...
Feb 28, 2018 | Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Race Recaps, Running
I felt strangely calm on race morning, despite waking up with jet lag and nerves at 1.45am, when by 6.30 am I was feeling surprisingly relaxed. Anna did my hair in two braids and I got my kit on. I’d laid it out the night before to avoid as much race day stress as...
