The journey of a mid-life marathoner
I'm a few weeks behind on updating on my training calendar - sorry! Work - blah blah blah. Insert excuse here. If we both take a short trip down memory lane, week 1 launched with a 40-mile training plan, including the Vitality 10K. It ended with a 15 mile hot long run. Week 2 was... Continue Reading →
Kicking off training for Berlin Marathon with the Vitality London 10K and ending with 15 hot miles.
The Hackney Half Marathon will always hold a special place in my heart... as the worst half marathon experience ever. Flash it back to 2016 when I first ran this race. We had just moved flat and said good-bye to our beloved cat Maggie. I was an emotional wreck, and didn't give this half marathon... Continue Reading →
“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” - Katharine Switzer London Marathon 2018 was certainly one for the records - including the record of hottest London Marathon ever. There's so much to talk about, so sit back, get your coffee/tea/wine/beer/beverage of choice ready and let's get to the... Continue Reading →
In one of my last few posts I talked about setting goals, and looked back on my goals for 2017. It was a foundation year and I really wanted to go into 2018 building that foundation. When I got a spot for the London Marathon, I wanted so badly for that race to be my... Continue Reading →
Running a marathon is challenging. There are months of training required, and when you’re running a spring marathon, like London, that means the added fun of winter training – dark, cold, rain, wind, snow (this year there's been LOTS of snow). Running for a charity gives your training purpose; you know that an organization is... Continue Reading →
Today I'm guest blogging at Barrecore talking about how barrecore is a great cross-training companion to marathon training.
Today was the inaugural Big Half half marathon. Put on by the team who organise the London Marathon, it was billed as a nice race for London Marathon training, with some of the course running along the London marathon route. This week had lots of snow and ice, so it was a last minute decision... Continue Reading →
The whole point of this blog is to keep an online diary of what I'm doing to reach my goals; but thought it was important to look back at my 2017 goals, and where I came from, before looking ahead. In 2017 I had two goals: Finish a marathon Break the 2 hour mark for... Continue Reading →
