It's been 3 years since I last ran the Trowse 10k. Coinciding, I would guess, with the time that they moved the run from Easter weekend in Spring, to Halloween... Read More...
The weekend just gone was shaping up to be a busy one. It was the opening weekend of Norwich Cocktail Week, on Saturday we were booked to run the Clapham Tough... Read More...
Ah, Run Norwich. Every year I wonder why I keep signing up for you?
Is it that I feel I deserve some kind of mid-summer punishment by running 6 miles I have... Read More...
For absolutely YEARS I've wanted some decent weights at home.
I live in a terraced house with no basement and no garage. Our spare room is an office and the... Read More...
Last year I headed back to the place I grew up, the Isle of Sheppey, to complete the Island Run 10k for the first time. As well as the momentous and historic o... Read More...
If there's one thing I noticed at the end of this Roller Derby season, it's that my body desperately needed a break. Playing a contact sport is tough, and pla... Read More...
Oh, hai there winter!
In the last month I have realised that:
My winter coat needs dry cleaning.
I do not have any non-laddered "natural" tights for ... Read More...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
There are awareness-raising events held all across the country and it's time to have a bit of an eye-opening chat a... Read More...
One day I will start a race story with the words "I was feeling well trained and confident".
Sadly this is not that day.
Marriott's Way is my favourite 10... Read More...
Next year I turn 40.
I'm finding it vaguely worrying, and I wasn't sure why.
I was 33 when I started running, I didn't discover Roller Derby till I was 35... Read More...
This year was the 4th year Run Norwich has taken place, the 4th year I've run it, and my slowest one yet.
Year one was pretty good, year 2 I went too fast fo... Read More...
So, in my head summer is a time when I will be eating light fresh salads, staying hydrated with lots of water and tucking into huge slices of Watermelon on the ... Read More...
