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Barcelona Half Marathon 2024 Race Recap
When Brooks invited me out to Barcelona to run the half, I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a long run in marathon training. But then my training plan had it down as a race so with 24 hours to go, I decided to opt for the Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 (Brooks' latest carbon plated shoe) and see what I had in the tank. I thought I might just have sub 2 in the tank. Turns out I had a whole lot more!! Racing hurts. You're pushing yourself beyond what feels comfortable, often both physically and mentally. And often when we haven't done it for a while, it's hard to put yourself in that...
Barcelona Half Marathon 2024 Race Recap
When Brooks invited me out to Barcelona to run the half, I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a long run in marathon training. But then my training plan had it down as a race so with 24 hours to go, I decided to opt for the Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 (Brooks' latest carbon plated shoe) and see what I had in the tank. I thought I might just have sub 2 in the tank. Turns out I had a whole lot more!! Racing hurts. You're pushing yourself beyond what feels comfortable, often both physically and mentally. And often when we haven't done it for a while, it's hard to put yourself in that...
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Coros Pace 3 – Kipchoge Edition Review
I've been a Garmin girl almost since I started running. The first watch I bought was a huge old Garmin that took up most of my wrist and definitely could not be worn at any other time aside from running. Luckily running watches have come long way in the last 12 years with many other players now in the market. One of the biggest of these, certainly in terms of volume within mass market runners is Coros. I resisted trying a Coros until I could no longer ignore the rave reviews from friends on the battery life, GPS and reliability. This review is my personal opinion of Coros Pace 3, with some...
Hong Kong Half Marathon 2024 Race Recap
I often google race dates before booking a holiday, just checking to see if there's anything I can sign up for while I'm there. Typically it's a local 5K but every once in a while you hit the jackpot and manage to overlap your dates *coincidentally with a big city race. Or you adjust your dates to ensure they overlap as I may have done in this case! (we were invited by some friends to a villa in Thailand and came via Hong Kong using Tom's staff plane tickets). The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon weekend is a sell out race weekend boasting a full, half and 10K race option. The marathon...
My Favourite Sports Bras: Triumph Triaction Sports Bra Review
If you thought finding the right pair of running trainers was hard...for many runners, finding the right sports bra is like finding the Holy Grail. After too many post-run shower moments when I realised I'd chafed on my ribs, back, shoulders etc, the times where I've...
New York Mini 10K 2022 Race Recap
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Hackney Half Marathon 2022 Race Recap
I was kindly gifted my race entry by Limelight Sports, all opinions are my own. Hackney Half Marathon 2022 Race Recap Looking back at the times I’ve had stomach issues during races, there is a common theme…HEAT. Yesterday at the Hackney Half, by mile 11 I had to...
Reflections on Big Sur Marathon & Training
It's been 10 days since I ran the Big Sur Marathon and my first marathon since 2019. During the race I started to reflect on what had gone well in training for marathon number 14, plus things I'd change in terms of both training and preparation for the Chicago...
Big Sur Marathon 2022 Race Recap
Big Sur Marathon 2022 Race Recap Standing on the start line I realised I'd forgotten to put deodorant on..not ideal when you're about to run 26.2 miles. The lack of antiperspirant was just one of a few mistakes I made on race day... Also forgot to put my anti-chafe...
Lululemon Blissfeel Running Shoe Review
I've been obsessed with Lululemon kit for almost as long as I've been running. I ran my second marathon in a Lululemon tank and skirt. And have pretty much worn exclusively Lulu for every marathon since. In my opinion they make some of the best quality running pieces...
Hoka Carbon X3 Shoe Review
This post contains affiliate links - find out more about why I use these & what that means for you here. A personal review of the Hoka Carbon X3 Shoe! Someone messaged me on Instagram recently saying that I seem to opt for more classic everyday shoes rather than...
Cardiff Half Marathon; is this the best half in the UK?
Move over Royal Parks Half, there's a new fave UK half in my eyes... Ok, so it might help that it was gloriously sunny on race day which was not only great for the runners but meant that the spectators were out in force. (And the last time I ran Royal Parks in 2018 it...
NYC Half Marathon Race Recap 2022
NYC Half Marathon Race Recap 2022 A familiar voice boomed over the tannoys... 'I love you'. Unmistakably Ali Feller (host of the Ali on the Run Show - one of my fave running podcasts). I decided to utilise the portaloos in the event village after running 5 miles to...
How to Find Local Race Events
I’ve been running a lot of races recently as a great way of helping with my marathon training, motivation, and most importantly for me - feeling like I’m part of the running community again. I’ve missed it so much! The races have been a mix of big well-known races...
Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Race Recap 2022
If you’ve seen my instagram you now know why I went *all the way to Arizona for a half marathon* as someone rudely DM’d me. I've got a blog post going live later this week sharing more details of our embryo transfer. Or you can sign up to my emails for more on our...
Best Running Headtorches & Lights
Can I confess something? I kind of love running in the dark in the early morning. There is something about feeling hardcore and quite frankly, a bit smug to be out there getting it done! But the main thing I want to be is safe. That means being able to see and being...