How to Recover from a Marathon

Well done on completing your marathon! Now comes the hard part… Recovering from a marathon can take days if you don’t do it properly – after my first, I had to wear slip on shoes until Wednesday because I couldn’t bend down to tie my laces… By my second, I’d learned a few lessons and…

50% 0ff Sundried Ethical Activewear

We’re very excited to be able to offer 50% off all Sundried ethical activewear Want to wear amazing kit with a clear conscience? Simply click any of the links in this post and use the code VEGGIERUNNERS at the checkout Shop Sundried Now Worried about the impact of ‘fast fashion’ but obsessed with having fabulous kit?…

Race Report: Dublin Rock and Roll Half Marathon 2018

Dublin Rock and Roll Half Marathon Race Report Or, to put it more accurately, ‘How The Pope Ruined My Weekend’. Not that I bear the guy any grudge but all of the arrangements for this race were changed to accommodate his visit to Ireland later in the month, making this very popular half marathon rather unpopular…

Top Tips For A Triathlon PB

The great thing about triathlon is that there are loads of little tweaks you can make to get a PB. Triathlon is great fun and an exciting challenge, especially if you’re a runner (or cyclist or swimmer) who’s met all your goals. The tips below are all things that came to me before, during and…

Surviving and Thriving in the Fourth Trimester

We’ve kept a baby alive for three months! And actually had a really lovely time while doing it. While pregnancy is split into three trimesters of three months each, some baby experts also define the first three months of a baby’s life as the fourth trimester. It’s a period of massive change for your baby,…

Post-Pregnancy Marathon Plans

Race entry deadlines force you to make decisions months ahead of your intended races. So, just three months after having Stanley I’m starting to think about post-partum marathon plans. I started doing gentle exercise at six weeks post-partum, and began running again this week, ten weeks after Stanley’s birth. I had thought I might want to…

Returning to Running and Exercise after Pregnancy

Before starting back running after baby Stanley’s birth, I went to see Rob White at Challenge Physio to get the all clear for starting to train again. I’ve really missed running since I gave it up at 7 months pregnant, and I wanted to make sure that I remain injury free once I do start up again. I…

Postnatal Running with Nike Epic React

While this was a sponsored opportunity from Nike, all content and opinions expressed here are my own. I’m just getting back on track – or finding a whole new one – after the birth of baby Stanley Atticus five weeks ago. Labour went according to plan – home birth in the pool in my dining…

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k – 31 Weeks Pregnant

“When will you stop running?” was a question I was asked a lot when I was first pregnant, and I didn’t have an answer. I knew I would run as long as I felt comfortable, and safe. So, I didn’t know that the Abbey Dash would be my last pregnant race at the time I…

Best Reflective Running Gear

Training in winter means you need the best reflective running gear you can find. Here in the UK, it’s dark morning and evening from October through to springtime. Few people have the luxury of regular daytime running so if you want to get the miles in, you need to get the gear that will keep…

Enjoying my Second Trimester

A friend described the three trimesters in order as ‘dreary, cheery and weary’, and I certainly found the middle one a lot happier than the first (though I’m still feeling great in the third too). Now that I’m most definitely into my third and final stretch, I thought I’d give a little round up of…

Light Night Leeds Art Run 2017

A day is a dog year on the internet. So it feels like a million years since our recent Light Night Leeds Art Run, when actually it was only a couple of weeks ago. We’ve been a bit distracted doing hynobirthing classes, running one of the luscious Hardmoors races on the North Yorkshire Moors and…