Spacebuns Runs!!
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 …
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 …
When I was a little girl I used to watch the London marathon with my parents. It was the time that the small telly was brought down from the kitchen and popped into my parents bedroom and a couple of primary school aged children would wedge their way between their parents, eat toast and watch …
So, I was 2 blocks down. I’d ran Manchester Marathon twice and neither had necessarily gone absolutely to plan but, as with all marathon blocks, I’d learned a lot. My Dad had ran a Good For Age time which would mean he had a qualification for London Marathon at the 2nd Manchester Marathon I had …
A big question really for an article. Can I (or even should I) do all the things? Again, like so many questions the obvious answer is it depends. We are probably the first generation where there’s been a dialogue about having it all, doing it all and being all the things. It might be that you …
I bloody love parkrun I do! It brings so much to my world. A sense of routine, community, it can give you exactly what you need when you need it, a belonging to name but a few things. parkrun is a weekly, FREE, timed event which takes place in parks & recreational areas throughout the …
Last week was a down week. A lighter recovery week with no intensity. A recovery after Northallerton 10k This block is going to be a wee bit of a hybrid block. The next marathon is 17 weeks so my intention is to work through a 10k-1/2 marathon phase and then crack on to the marathon …
No one NEEDS a running coach, the question is more do you want one and will you benefit from one. Full disclosure, I’m not coached. I self coach. I set my own blocks and my own sessions in advance (I will write an article about how I do it). So let’s look at the pros …
The beautiful market town of Northallerton, situated in North Yorkshire, a little south of Darlington hosts an annual 10km run in association with a local charity, Pendragon Community Trust. OK, so I always thought that Northallerton was flat! I did Northallerton 10k back in the late 90s/early 00’s and I don’t remember it being anything …
Fancy doing your first Parkrun? You might have heard people chatting about Parkrun and it spiked your curiousity but you’re a little bit unsure what it involves, whether it’s right for you and whether or not you’ll end up out of your depth. This is my little introduction to all the things you need to …