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The Mental Side of the Marathon

The Mental Side of the Marathon

Your mind gives up far before your body will. Apparently, when your head tells you to quit, your body is only 40% DONE. This weekend, I ran the Reading Half Marathon, and felt pretty miserable for about 10 miles of it, I even joked that I would have bailed on the race...
Runners, Should You Be Seeing A Podiatrist?

Runners, Should You Be Seeing A Podiatrist?

My feet are gross. I’ve run 6 marathons and clocked up thousands of miles in training, and my feet have borne the brunt of this. I’ve lost toenails (see how to avoid losing your nails in this blog), had countless blisters, a corn, and there’s been...
Running a Half Marathon PB at North London Half

Running a Half Marathon PB at North London Half

Most UK races start around 10ish, so it was a little bit of a surprise to discover that North London Half had an 8.30am start, however it actually works in my favour having an early run. It did mean that my alarm was set for 5.30am to arrive at the start in Wembley...
Boston Marathon Training: 7 Weeks to Go

Boston Marathon Training: 7 Weeks to Go

Have you watched this week’s training video? (And subscribed to my channel?) Monday – Barrecore class (missed it so much) read why I love Barrecore for marathon training here, 45 min treadmill run watching NCIS. Tuesday –  Tom managed to convince me...