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Barcelona Half Marathon 2024 Race Recap

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'...

Hong Kong Half Marathon 2024 Race Recap

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...

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

AKA I paid £35 for a beanie, and ran 5K.  This race is a must for those travelling over to Chicago to run the marathon in my opinion. We started race morning at Starbucks, buying hot drinks to keep our hands warm. Donned in our beanies (breaking the cardinal race...

Marathon Training Update

Sadly not mine- although I have entered the Chicago Marathon in October and am leaving it up to the fates to decide!! But Tom is still running the London Marathon this year, along with Susan, the Holiday Inn (the official hotel partner of the VLM) marathon entry...

New Year’s Resolutions for 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Quite often we set ourselves huge goals and resolutions, only to break them in the first few weeks of Jan and feel disappointed in ourselves and our willpower. This year, although there are a few pretty big goals I have in mind, my main New Year's...

Off to Paris

Hello if you've been directed from Her Pack List, and thanks for coming, and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all. Check out my travel page for my recaps of New Zealand!I'm going to Paris today with this guy...Last night I ran home from work, 6.4 miles in just 1 hour and...

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

Chicago Marathon Abbott 5K Race Recap

AKA I paid £35 for a beanie, and ran 5K.  This race is a must for those travelling over to Chicago to run the marathon in my opinion. We started race morning at Starbucks, buying hot drinks to keep our hands warm. Donned in our beanies (breaking the cardinal race...

I’m Cycling to Paris

This weekend I'm cycling to Paris with three friends over 3 days; London to Dieppe on Friday, Dieppe to Chaussy on Saturday and then Chaussy to Paris on Sunday. I'm going to be updating on Instagram,  Twitter and Facebook whilst we're away so follow our adventure...

Marathon Training Update

Sadly not mine- although I have entered the Chicago Marathon in October and am leaving it up to the fates to decide!! But Tom is still running the London Marathon this year, along with Susan, the Holiday Inn (the official hotel partner of the VLM) marathon entry...