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Sydney Marathon: The 7th Marathon Major

Sydney Marathon ballot opens tomorrow and is the latest marathon to join the World Marathon Majors. The original Six Star medal won't change and they won't be making a 7-star medal, rather waiting for a 9-star option, likely when the two other candidate races (Cape Town and Shanghai) join the fold. It seems that current Six Star Medallists won't get anything at the finish line aside from the standard Sydney Marathon medal which I'm a little disappointed by. I'd love them to reconsider this and offer a clip on for the original Six Star medal. Or an extra t-shirt at the very least (especially...

Sydney Marathon: The 7th Marathon Major

Sydney Marathon ballot opens tomorrow and is the latest marathon to join the World Marathon Majors. The original Six Star medal won't change and they won't be making a 7-star medal, rather waiting for a 9-star option, likely when the two other candidate races (Cape Town and Shanghai) join the fold. It seems that current Six Star Medallists won't get anything at the finish line aside from the standard Sydney Marathon medal which I'm a little disappointed by. I'd love them to reconsider this and offer a clip on for the original Six Star medal. Or an extra t-shirt at the very least (especially...

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What the Runner in you life actually wants for Christmas

What would you like for Christmas?  I never really know what to say when asked this as usually its either quite a niche running thing (so I send the exact link!) or I can't think of it at the exact moment I'm asked. But here are a few things on my list this year that I love and think you (and your runner friends) will too.. Mile Off Packable Puffer Gilet - I bought my first  MileOff pieces this Autumn and love the thought thats gone into every item. Designed by Alice, she really has made very item with the female runner in mind. I love this puffer gilet that packs into it’s own shoulder...

Berlin Marathon 2024 Race Recap

There's a chance that after 15 marathons that I have become a little too relaxed about things, and make interesting decisions...like wearing new shoes on race day, or testing our beetroot loading for the first time. One of those things turned out to be a good decision. The other did not. I plan to do a full review of the Adidas Adizero EVO SL trainers I wore on race day but spoiler alert, I really liked them (although they didn't have a lot of grip on wet road). And the beetroot/nitrate loading (spoiler alert, don't do what I did and make sure to test them before race day!) Listen to the...

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First Impressions of the Adidas Supernova Rise 3 

First Impressions of the Adidas Supernova Rise 3 

In a world where fast shoes get a lot of attention, the daily trainer often gets overlooked. But in reality, we do most of our mileage in our everyday shoes, the easy miles, the volume, the warm ups/cool downs - the important stuff that makes up the bulk of our...

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My Current Running Shoe Rotation

My Current Running Shoe Rotation

I have a lot of pairs of trainers.  Running shoes obviously (both trail and road), casual trainers, shoes for weights, and I’m even considering a pair of Padel shoes to really hit the ‘millennial into fitness’ stereotype (there’s a new padel centre near us that...

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ASICS Nimbus 27 Review

I realise I'm really behind with my shoe review posts and have so many more to write/post/share - plus am going to start sharing more YouTube shoe content because honestly I just don't think there are enough female shoe reviewers (currently I look to RuntotheFinish...

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Adidas Pro 4 Review (from an average runner)

Adidas Pro 4 Review (from an average runner)

These shoes have been in my cupboard since November waiting for the right moment to put them to a proper test. But you know what they say about not saving your best for best, otherwise you might never use them.  I used them for a few workouts before testing them out...

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ASICS Novablast 5 Review

ASICS Novablast 5 Review

I wore a pair of ASICS for my very first marathon, the London Marathon back in 2012. I remember buying the first pair from Sweaty Betty with no clue what I was looking for. Then a second pair from the London ASICS store after having a gait analysis.I’ve loved a lot of...

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Adidas Adizero EVO SL Shoe Review

Adidas Adizero EVO SL Shoe Review

There aren't many shoes I would run a marathon right out of the box in... OK, that's a bit of a lie, because unless I'm racing for a time, I'm usually willing to put things to the test in pursuit of a good review opportunity. But truthfully there aren't many...

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