Now that I’ve gone long and steady, I’m ready for my next challenge at the upcoming Abbey Dash 10k – short and speedy. I’m just not 100% sure where to begin. I have to not lose sight of the progress I’ve made, since I ran my first race in 2012. I just am not sure…
Archives for October 2014
Yorkshire Marathon 2014 Race Report
What’s the definition of ‘awesome’? As Bibi will attest, I have a problem with this word. People say a TV programme was awesome, that they just had an awesome cake etc. These things are not awesome. They are things you happen to like a lot but they do not inspire an overwhelming feeling of wonder, as…
Light Night Art Runs
Some people when they’re tapering for a marathon lay on the sofa and eat cake. This is perfectly reasonable but we prefer a different approach. Such as planning Light Night Art Runs, that involve running with a hundred other people festooned in fairy lights and glow sticks through a crowded city that has turned itself…
Marathon Training : In the Home Straight
Marathon training this year has strengthened my soul. It may not have felt it every mile, but overall, I’ve got out a hell of a lot more than I’ve put in. During the 16 weeks that I have been training for this year’s Yorkshire Marathon, I have left a job where I felt very secure, and loved my…
Beetroot and Roasted Red Onion Soup
Among my many, varied and mostly useless talents, I have an uncanny knack for finding a song for any occasion. You say a word, I have a song for it. Which is why I can often be found moonwalking in my kitchen whilst singing ‘Beetroot, just beetroot…’, in the manner of Michael Jackson. We’ve told…
5 Ways To Enjoy Tapering
Tapering can be torment but we Veggie Runners have some tips to help you enjoy the experience. When you’ve been marathon training for months, tapering is miserable. It seems counterintuitive but giving your body a rest at this stage in the game can be pure torture. With the Yorkshire Marathon looming over us, we’re hitting the…