After my total freak out on Instagram on Tuesday, I'm feeling in a much better place ahead of Sunday's race. I have had so many messages from runners who have taken part in the full marathon over the years, describing how much they love the course, how it is...
Wellness
Tina Muir’s Overcoming Amenorrhea Book Review
Let me first be very honest. If I wasn't internet friends with Tina, I wouldn't have read this book. (Also, full disclosure, she sent me the book). Further honesty from me... I haven't read the whole book because Amenorrhea isn't something I have had to deal with, nor...
Coming Back From Injury is Hard
Why does it seem so hard to come back from time off running? Whether thats due to work/life taking over, holidays, or sickness/injury. Fitness seems to be lost so quickly when we work so hard to make small gains. I'm lucky that my knee/ITB/quad is my only running...
Building Mental Strength for the Marathon
This post is in collaboration with Berocca. When your legs are telling you to stop, your mind has to shout louder for you to continue… This morning, my alarm went off at 5.30am, jolting me out of my stupor. I didn’t want to get up. I was feeling tired, it was raining...
Feel the Fear, Do it Anyway…
We're standing at the top of the Orbit in London's Olympic Park. The view is spectacular, but I can't look. I stand with my back to the London skyline and take deep breaths. It wasn't until I looked up and saw just how high the Orbit Tower was (114m) that a sinking...
Complementary Therapies For Runners
Deena Kastor explained in her book that our running can be affected by outside stresses; financial, personal, can affect our physical and mental fitness. She explains that tension, caused by relationships and financial stress can manifest itself in physical and mental...
Coming Back From Injury is Hard
Why does it seem so hard to come back from time off running? Whether thats due to work/life taking over, holidays, or sickness/injury. Fitness seems to be lost so quickly when we work so hard to make small gains. I'm lucky that my knee/ITB/quad is my only running...
Lazy or Exhausted? When You Should & Shouldn’t Skip Your Run
This morning, my alarm went off at 6am. I was feeling tired, it was raining outside, and bed was so appealing. So i convinced myself that I could sleep more now, get up, do some work then run later. And you know what...the run didn't happen. I know myself and running...
Building Mental Strength for the Marathon
This post is in collaboration with Berocca. When your legs are telling you to stop, your mind has to shout louder for you to continue… This morning, my alarm went off at 5.30am, jolting me out of my stupor. I didn’t want to get up. I was feeling tired, it was raining...