“I’ve just got the opportunity to go to Glastonbury… would it be okay if I missed the Round Sheffield Run?” asked Mum on the phone, 3 weeks ago. Hm, to make her miss the most iconic festival in the world to run around South Yorkshire with me – it would have seemed churlish, wouldn’t it?…
London Marathon 2017 Race Report
I like people. And at London Marathon there are a LOT of people to like – 39,000 runners and even more spectators, all of whom I fell mildly in love with on Sunday morning. Green start – I made my way to the Green Start alone, but never felt alone on the journey. I spoke…
London Marathon Race Day Essentials
I’ve been putting a lot of thought into my kit pack list for London Marathon race day. What are the essential things I need? What needs to go in the bag drop, and what do I need to wear? Over the hundreds of training miles, I’ve managed to whittle it down to the essentials that…
Training for London Marathon with 3 Runs a Week
I wasn’t planning on doing a marathon this Spring. I really, truly wasn’t. And then… I got a place for London Marathon. THE London Marathon. One of the marathon majors; the race that people here in Britain – even the people who ask “how long is your marathon?” – think of when they hear the…
How to Fall Asleep Naturally
It happens to all of us at some point – the light switches off, but you don’t. The impact of just a few night’s missed sleep can be dramatic. One Harvard study demonstrated a clear correlation between drowsy drivers and increased accident rates. There’s also lots of evidence now that long-term lack of sleep is linked…
Best Vegan Cookbooks for Veganuary
Veganuary is a pledge taken by people worldwide to commit to a vegan lifestyle for one month, and the best vegan cookbooks and recipes can really help on the journey. Are you taking part in the phenomenon this year? I did my first one in 2014 and it was a big turning point in becoming more and…
Beetroot Barlotto for Pre-Race Carb-Loading
We often get messages from readers wondering what to eat before a race. We can hands-down say that this is the dish we personally turn to most when we have a long race or training run planned. This truly is a wonder dish for athletes before racing. The combination of white rice and barley ensures…
6 Hearty Vegan Soups
As the weather draws in, we start thinking about soup and dark runs with headlamps. With our marathon behind us, our next goal is Leeds Abbey Dash at the beginning of November. This means that October will be full of tempo runs as the light just changes to dark, and we’ll want to be tucked up…
Loch Ness Marathon Race Report 2016
Enjoying every mile of a whole marathon, from the first step to mile 26, sounds like an impossible hope. But that’s genuinely how I felt during Loch Ness Marathon this weekend. The entire thing was a joy, and I was so thrilled run beside my mum over the gorgeous Highland route. Everything in the run…
The ‘Three Runs a Week’ Marathon Training Plan for a PB
Can you get a marathon PB with just 3 runs a week? That was what I managed last time I trained for 26.2. I followed the FIRST marathon training plan, and knocked a whopping 31 minutes off my previous personal best. I’m not aiming for knocking any more time off this year – Loch Ness…
Finding the Time for Fitness – 48 Hour Challenge
What’s possible in a weekend? We’re often asked how we manage to fit exercise into our busy lives. We approach it a different way – exercise is what we like to do, not something we add in so we often shuffle other things aside to fit fitness into our lives. Neutrogena challenged us to complete…
Edinburgh Half Marathon 2016 Race Report
If you had a panic attack during a race, you’d think that that would be the most important memory of the run, wouldn’t you? But no, in Edinburgh Half Marathon the views along the coast at Portobello, and the crowds along the route, and the pleasing feeling of running alongside mum in our first race…
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