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Active Travel

Travelling is one of my favourite passions in life, and something I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot over the years. I studied Geography at university for my first degree, and love exploring new countries, places and cultures. The world is a big, ever-evolving,...
How To Run The SuperHalfs

How To Run The SuperHalfs

A few years ago my main running goal was to complete the Marathon Majors (running London, New York, Berlin, Boston, Chicago and Tokyo marathons). I collected my Six Star Medal in Tokyo in 2018 and whilst I’m not so secretly hoping that they add another marathon or two...
About

About

About Charlie Hi, I’m Charlie; runner, NHS dietitian, wife of a British Airways pilot and dog mum to a toy labradoodle called Chester. This blog documents my running/training, nutrition advice, travel and fertility journey through surrogacy. I’m currently training for...
Best Water Carriers For Runners

Best Water Carriers For Runners

Did you know that even sweat loss of just 2% of your body weight can cause a noticeable difference in both physical and mental performance! During the run the idea is to drink to thirst! And the best way to do this is to sip little and often. If you’re running...

How To Increase Your Running Mileage

I know a lot of people have started running during lockdown, whilst another group, myself included, found running through this time quite stressful and so fitness and mileage dropped. With the goal of a marathon in Spring 2021, I’m trying to increase my mileage...