June 19, 2020Published by Gemma at June 19, 2020Categories Fitness & Health RunningCan You Get Faster By Running Slower?Its easy to think that the harder you work out the fitter you’ll get. I remember when I first started running I got faster with every […]
February 20, 2020Published by Gemma at February 20, 2020Categories Fitness & Health Running#12in12 – Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon 2020 – The One With Storm DennisWell, as races go, the build-up to this one has got to be one of the most stressful I’ve ever had. I’ve been following a training […]
January 22, 2020Published by Gemma at January 22, 2020Categories Fitness & Health RunningSnetterton 10k 2020 #12in12I’ll be honest, I had high hopes for this one. Over the last couple of years, my race times have declined dramatically. Not having actually trained […]
October 31, 2019Published by Gemma at October 31, 2019Categories Fitness & Health RunningTrowse 10k 2019 – The Slow One I’m Still Proud OfIt’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 […]
October 11, 2019Published by Gemma at October 11, 2019Categories Fitness & Health RunningMarriott’s Way 10k 2019 – The Very Wet OneThe 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 […]
July 30, 2019Published by Gemma at July 30, 2019Categories Fitness & Health RunningRun Norwich 2019 #RN19Ah, 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 […]
May 10, 2019Published by Gemma at May 10, 2019Categories Fitness & Health RunningIsland Run 10k 2019Last 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 […]
October 8, 2018Published by Gemma at October 8, 2018Categories Fitness & Health RunningMarriott’s Way 10k 2018 – The Tale of the Dead WatchOne 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 […]
August 7, 2018Published by Gemma at August 7, 2018Categories Fitness & Health RunningRun Norwich 10k 2018 #RN18This 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 […]