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, and now, approaching 40, I’m noticing that I’m a lot older than other people who do what I do. If girls are dropping out
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 for the heat, had a meltdown and limped in the last 2 miles, year 3 I went slow and steady. Year 4
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 reg. I will end the summer with clear skin and abundant energy. In reality, summer always ends up a time of weather so hot
Fitness trackers have moved on a little since I bought my first Fitbit Flex back in 2014. For the last 2 years I’ve been totally in love with my TomTom Runner 3. But a few things were making me look around for an alternative. First up, was looks. I know I’m immensely shallow, but it was
This Bank Holiday weekend just gone saw me preparing to run my first 10k since August last year. And when I say my first 10k, I don’t mean my first 10k race, I mean my first 10k period. In fact, my first run over 5k since August last year. So obviously I felt extremely well
Do you ever just feel exhausted and you don’t know why? It happens to me a lot. I have a tendency to keep pushing on, and sometimes I forget to listen to my body. Making sure you have enough mental and physical energy to keep up with your lifestyle can be a balancing act. It’s
Do you like to listen to music while you run? Back when I started running I spent some time coming up with a running playlist on my iPhone. I used Zombies, Run! and I used a Nike+ app to track my runs. This meant that taking my phone out with me on runs was an absolute
Recently I worked with Bupa on their #everydaymoments campaign, and I shared how mindfulness meditation helped me find my “zen” and deal with anxiety. As part of the campaign Bupa asked me if I’d like to go along for one of their Health Assessments, and share my experience. I was actually super keen! I’d considered
I had a bit of a “moment” at the gym earlier this week. I was on the stationary bike (the sitting down one as normal bikes are SO UNCOMFORTABLE). It was an attempt to stick to my promise to do more cardio and earn those 500 points on my TomTom watch more often. I was sweaty