Pregnancy has been, well, a bit of a surprise. It’s had its slight downs, but – touch wood, there’s still a little while to go! – mostly, it’s been pretty plain sailing, and I feel incredibly lucky. I honestly thought it’d be really rubbish and hard, and I’d feel like a different person for 9… Continue reading Next month, I’m having a baby*…

(…the and me part is the most important.  Everything here is just my own experiences and it’s not meant to make any suggestions of how anyone else should do anything whilst they’re pregnant.) Somewhat unbelievably (to me!), I’m already half-way through this whole growing a human thing. So far, I think I’ve been lucky… I’ve… Continue reading Pregnancy, exercise and me

At the end of the London marathon, as I struggled to put my Birkenstocks on over my blistered feet, I, of course, got chatting to another runner, who turned out to be chairman of the 100 marathon club.  He was in his 60s, had just run a 3 hour 30 minute something marathon, completed London… Continue reading Marathon motivation

I love Lewes.  It’s a small town with a huge personality – and a marathon.  A marathon which, since moving to the town 3 and half years ago I’ve always been too scared to do.  I’m not very good at running in the Downs; I rarely get out to train on them as I’ve zero… Continue reading The Moyleman

When I was offered a place by Sebamed to take part in this year’s Brighton triathlon, I knew I couldn’t say no. I had such a brilliant race last year, and it’s such a great day out, that I knew I wanted to be a part of it again. Sebamed are a brand who have… Continue reading Brighton triathlon 2018

On Sunday, along with 40,000 others, I ran the London marathon.  It was the 4th time I’ve run it and it really is like no other marathon.  Due to the warm weather, the route was absolutely rammed – support like I’ve never seen.  Everyone seemed so excited to be out in the sunshine watching us… Continue reading Why the London marathon was special

I’d been totally giddy with excitement before the race on Sunday.  The final weeks of training had been a bit weird: a haze of a trip to Korea, leaving Sussex: my comfy commute to work and super supportive colleagues, starting to have to factor in a 4 hour round-trip to London for my new job… Continue reading Manchester marathon 2018

I always love racing in Brighton: along the streets I know and love, cheered on by friends and on a route that is flat and fast.  What’s not to love? When my friend and pacer extraordinaire, Kev, offered to drag me round the half in a PB time, I couldn’t say no… and so found… Continue reading The Brighton half marathon 2018

This morning, I did a tempo run.  I ran 11 miles in total, 8 at marathon goal pace, which for me is to run a marathon in about 3 hours 20 minutes.  I had to run quite fast.  I had to focus.  I had to suck up my fears about running fast, which we all… Continue reading Three men in a van

After the Edinburgh marathon, I deliberately didn’t have anything in the diary, as I was a bit busy with another event, of the not-so-sporting kind. However, when an email dropped into my inbox asking if I wanted to do the Brighton and Hove Triathlon for the sponsor, Sebamed, I couldn’t really say no, and what… Continue reading The Brighton and Hove Triathlon