It’s been a crazy couple of months hasn’t it? For me, lockdown came just when I was ramping up all my spring training and getting ready for an enjoyably full calendar of races to look forward to. I’ve always used upcoming races as milestones to base my training around, but with the future of all... Continue Reading →
So, here we are! Its the 1st of May already, and I've now been 'working from home' and doing my best to live under COVID-19 guidelines for around six weeks. For me, it took a little while to adjust to the new way of life. At first, I was frustrated to see my races being... Continue Reading →
At the start of the year I set myself three quite challenging running goals to really stretch myself throughout 2020: 1) run a sub-50 minute 10 km2) run a sub-2 hr half marathonAnd 3) to complete the Chicago and New York marathons! The Vitality Big Half, with its flat course, and exciting event atmosphere, seemed... Continue Reading →
One of the many things I love about parkrun is how versatile it is to fit in with the needs of all types of runners. You can turn up every now and then with no commitment, run/walk just for fun, or take it a bit more seriously, it’s totally up to you! Over the years,... Continue Reading →
I visit Barcelona for a few days every year for work, travelling solo, which normally means a couple of quiet nights at the hotel by myself watching Catalan TV. This year, I thought I’d mix things up a bit, and try to learn more about the city from the locals, starting with a Thursday night... Continue Reading →
Wow! Just wow. I'm back home after a truly epic weekend in Berlin, full of awesome times with my running friends, slightly too much food, and culminating in the event I've been looking forward to for months, the Berlin Marathon! This was to be my second marathon, coming five months after London in April. I'm... Continue Reading →
I’m in Berlin for the weekend for the highlight of my autumn race schedule, tomorrow’s Berlin Marathon! But it just wouldn’t be a Saturday morning without a trip to parkrun. Fortunately, Berlin joined the parkrun family last year, setting up a new run location in the beautiful Hasenheide park, a short metro ride from the... Continue Reading →
Today I celebrated my 100th parkrun! It’s been a beautiful morning here at the Walthamstow Peter May centre, the place where my running journey properly began just over two years ago. Thank you so much to the friends who came to visit this morning, and of course the Walthamstow parkrun team who have been there... Continue Reading →
One of the (many) things I love about parkrun is it's universality. I've run at 18 different parkrun locations now, and each one, despite the many wonderful variations in course and scenery, has exactly the same familiar and welcoming feel. Just turn up with your barcode, and the general process for running, scanning finish tokens... Continue Reading →
It's now just eight weeks until I run my second marathon in Berlin on Sunday 29th September, which means I have reached the halfway point of my sixteen-week training plan! As I cross off another session on the planner stuck in pride of place on my fridge, it seems like a good moment to reflect... Continue Reading →
