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My Experience of Sober October

After a particularly heavy night at a wedding in Devon, I made the decision to take part in Sober October. I had drunk too much the previous night and was feeling incredibly sorry for myself, and the hangover was in full effect. I didn't like the way I felt after...

Support our Sport; Watching IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha

Watching IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha This week I had the incredible opportunity to go to Doha, Qatar with Qatar Airways to watch the IAAF World Athletics Championships (they were the National airline sponsors of the event). Highlights were watching...

Life Lately: September 2019

I'm writing this on the plane from Istanbul back to London, realising that it has been a long (long) time since I wrote a personal, catch up post like this. After spending the weekend in Newcastle with my most straight shooting friend, Corey, she told me that I needed...

Fashion Faves: Summer Sale Purchases

With trips to Portugal, Greece and Canada planned for this summer, I need a fairly versatile summer wardrobe. I took advantage of the sales to buy a few new items and have rearrange my wardrobe to make the fave items easier to find and style with the new purchases....

What I Ate the Week Before the Marathon

A lot of people carb loading drastically on the two days prior to a marathon, often leaving them feeling heavy, bloated and less than eager to run. However, by sticking to normal/light meals and eating a little more regularly - increasing your intake of low-medium...

Day in the Life: May 2019

I didn't decide to write this post until I'd nearly finished the day, but at 10.15pm whilst walking the dogs at the house I nanny, I realised that days like this are more common than not. Days where there are so many random moments, that seem to be a miso-mash of all...

Life Lately: September 2019

I'm writing this on the plane from Istanbul back to London, realising that it has been a long (long) time since I wrote a personal, catch up post like this. After spending the weekend in Newcastle with my most straight shooting friend, Corey, she told me that I needed...

Ride100 Race Recap

I literally can't get my legs to turn over faster than this. My Garmin is reading 11 mph and the road looks flat. I hate cycling I think to myself. My friend Anna is waiting for me on the side of the road ahead. I'm struggling, I tell her. We stop, I eat, I complain,...

Fashion Faves: Summer Sale Purchases

With trips to Portugal, Greece and Canada planned for this summer, I need a fairly versatile summer wardrobe. I took advantage of the sales to buy a few new items and have rearrange my wardrobe to make the fave items easier to find and style with the new purchases....