Spacebuns Runs!!
There’s a whole contradictory that goes on isn’t there?! There’s a camp of “just keep doing the work,” “consistency will pay dividends”, “just keep showing up” AND then there’s “you can’t keep doing the same thing and expecting different results” and the “the definition of insanity is doing the same things and expecting different results.” …
Let’s start by setting the scene – what is the Goggins 4x4x48 challenge? It’s a challenge inspired by ex-Navy Seal David Goggins as a running endurance challenge. You undertake a 4 mile run, every 4 hours for 48 hours. Sounds easy on paper?! Well, it does kinda sound like “how bad can it be” although …
As a kid my mum & dad would have the football on the radio on a Saturday afternoon. My parents are Teessiders and we have been brought up with the character building infliction of being a family of Boro fans. There was nothing better than the era of Ali Brownlee & Bernie Slaven being in …
We went to Blaydon Races, t’was the nineth of Joon….. Well, this is an iconic race in the North East and this song (along with Cushie Butterfield) are folk songs that my Dad sang to/taught my daughter as he pushed her on a sing as a toddler. The Blaydon Race is one that needed to …
What you seek, you will find. Even subconsciously if you’re repeating a dialogue not only will you start to believe what you are telling yourself repeatedly BUT you’ll also search out evidence of it’s truth. It’s confirmation bias. We are looking for the nod that what we believe is true. My dialogue had gone along …
I had the absolute privilege of being invited along to speak at the Dandelion Conference in Crawley in April. The Dandelion Training Company is committed to supporting children’s mental health and provides training & qualifications for professionals working with young people. I was invited along to speak about the connection between nutrition and young people’s …
They say you never regret a run!?! I was just thinking about that 🤔 as I decided it wasn’t the right call to run tonight. I’m a little limpy tonight and another day off is better than a regression in the come back. Anyhaps, back to never regretting a run 💭 I was going to …
There’s always been a couple of reasons why I have this blog; 1️⃣ my own personal journal of my journey/adventures 2️⃣ I’ve always said “if I can inspire, help & support just one person then that’s super positive” I am passionate about keeping an open & honest narrative but have realised this week that I …
Probably quite a niche one! I am gluten free. I’m not diagnosed as coeliac (I don’t want to go through the pain to get all the tests) but I know that it doesn’t agree with me. I was getting the most horrendous stomach cramps, like being in labour and since cutting out gluten these don’t …
Don’t it always seem to go. That you don’t know what you‘ve got ‘til it’s gone? Being injured as a runner sucks! You see people everywhere running. Everyone’s a bloody runner. It doesn’t help all that much when you work in a running shop and you are passionate about helping and supporting runners all day long and want to inspire and motivate …