I love not marathon training! It was a bit (I imagine) like trying for a baby: worthwhile, and with a great goal in mind, but with a bit of the fun taken out of the process. </end of comparison> I’ve just been doing 3-5 milers, a few times a week, at the pace I want…
Mile 20 Hero : Terry Fox
This Sunday, we’ll be running the Yorkshire Marathon and I’m… apprehensive, to say the least. Though I’ve trained well, had a very successful 22 mile run and have got my nutrition strategy in the bag, I’m still worried. The great guys at Marathon Talk say – “Half of 26.2 is 20”, and I’ve heard that you…
Big Autumn Exercise Plans, Post-Marathon
I have a confession – I’m happily married to marathon training but we’ve been together a long time now and I have a bit of a roving eye. It’s the Yorkshire Marathon soon (my first ever!) and after months of running day after day, I fantasise about cheating with Zumba… I go into reveries about…
Banana and Walnut Pancakes
I did it! While mum had some fantastic company, drinks stations and CAKE after her 22-mile training run last weekend, I knew I emphatically would not for mine. I anticipated my longest run before the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon being a bit of a slog all by myself, but it actually turned out to be a…
Marathon Carb Loading: Pearl Barley Tabbouleh
When we did the Edinburgh Half Marathon earlier in the year, I was diligent about preparing my nutrition for the 13.1 miles ahead of me. I began carb-loading 2 days before, had my traditional breakfast of wholemeal bagel and jam and was generally conscientious about my pre-race nutrition. Now that I’m training for the Yorkshire…
Top 5 Veggie Runners Recipes from Our First Year
As you know, our blog has recently celebrated its first birthday. As a treat, I’ve collated the five most popular recipes (by number of hits) over the past year. I’m pleased with the breadth that the recipes display – from breakfast to dessert, via mains and party food. I couldn’t have picked a better selection…
Becoming a Runner: How to Keep Moving!
Thank you to Tees Barrage Parkrun for this photo. Everybody has a run now and then when your feet/body/mind just don’t want to join in the fun (right?) and you just desperately want to stop moving. When you’re a new runner – building up your aerobic, physical and mental strength – these moments come a…
Guest Post – Run, Baby, Run
This guest post comes from Chloe, who is owner / personal trainer at My Own Gym Women’s in Byron Bay, Australia and mum to two awesome boys. Being fit and active has always been and important part of my life. After falling pregnant with each of my two boys I continued to exercise as long as I could,…
Trail run up Roseberry Topping
Since I moved to Teesside earlier this year, I’ve been wanting to run up Roseberry Topping. It’s one of the highest peaks in the North York Moors, and is iconic for people in the area. I was lucky enough to get some new trail shoes this week, and wanted to give them a proper outing….
Ras el Hanout Veg Quiche with Feta and Caramelised Onions
Perfect Picnic Provisions! Quiche is robust enough to cart about anywhere, and the ras el hanout adds an edge to make it an elegant addition to a spread. We made this to have after the Castle Howard 10K, knowing that the protein in the eggs and pastry would be fantastic for our recovery. I’d imagine…
Becoming a Runner – Getting Kitted Up
Running is a relatively egalitarian sport, with a very easy entry level. You don’t need to muster up a team of people, and you don’t need loads of expensive equipment to get started. When I first started running, I lived in mum’s hand-me-downs for literally everything, but if you’re not blessed with a bonkers-mother-runner like mine,…
Becoming a Runner – 4 Ways to Change Your Mindset to ‘I am a Runner’
I was a very reluctant runner to begin with. If you’d told me even three years ago that I would be running a marathon this year and going running voluntarily 5 days a week, I would have told you to shake your head. Now, I happily lace up my trainers by myself and nip out,…
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