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I took a year off from the marathon.  I love running marathons. I (mostly) love training for them.  Honestly I think part of it is relishing the routine of training as a non-routine girl. Of seeing the progress over a 12, 16, 20 week build. And truly, the marathon distance scares me enough to stick to the training or stick to it as best I can.  I ran my last marathon in October 2025. It was not the race I expected it to be…  Watch the YouTube video to find out how it went down.  And then my second son Woody was born via surrogate in November 2025 and I had no desire...

What’s Next?

I took a year off from the marathon.  I love running marathons. I (mostly) love training for them.  Honestly I think part of it is relishing the routine of training as a non-routine girl. Of seeing the progress over a 12, 16, 20 week build. And truly, the marathon distance scares me enough to stick to the training or stick to it as best I can.  I ran my last marathon in October 2025. It was not the race I expected it to be…  Watch the YouTube video to find out how it went down.  And then my second son Woody was born via surrogate in November 2025 and I had no desire...

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What’s going on in London this Week? Best London Marathon Pop Ups

What’s going on in London this Week? Best London Marathon Pop Ups

I’m so excited for London Marathon weekend - as my husband jokes, it’s my favourite weekend of the year. But he’s right (and I made him take the weekend off months ago). I’m hosting a shakeout run with Westin London City at 10am on Saturday morning complete with our fave build your own carb box. Plus then we’re hosting a pasta dinner that evening - open to all - would love for you to join us!  And for those running the London Marathon, make sure to look out for us at Mile 23.5 on the race course. We'll be decked out in yellow, you can't miss us! ASICS House Where: 1 Kingsland Rd, E2 8AA...

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What’s Next?

What’s Next?

I took a year off from the marathon.  I love running marathons. I (mostly) love training for them.  Honestly I think part of it is relishing the routine of training as a non-routine girl. Of seeing the progress over a 12, 16, 20 week build. And truly, 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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