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More new trainers!
I’ve had my Saucony Kinvara’s for a couple of months now. When I bought them I also tried on a pair of Innov8 minimilist trainers which fitted well and felt really comfortable. I chose the Kinvaras in...
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Great South Run 2012
On Saturday afternoon Mr J and I made our way to Portsmouth for the Great South Run 2012. Darin very kindly came to collect us from the station and drove us to the hotel which was literally minutes...
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A change of plan
The end of my racing year was supposed to culminate with the GRIM original race on 2nd December. The GRIM race would have been the first off road, muddy and wet race that I’d tried. Very much outside...
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Boutique Run After Dark
Last night I made it along to the last Boutique Run After Dark which started and finished at the Whole Foods store in Piccadilly Circus. I had been meaning to go along for the last few weeks but...
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Christmas Running Survey
It’s just a week until Christmas Day – eek! I saw this Christmas Running Survey over on Fit for a Year who found it from The Hungry Runner Girl and thought it would be a fun thing to post. Favorite...
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GoodGym – Do Good, Get Fit!
Tonight I went out for my first run with GoodGym. I love the concept behind the organisation – giving people a reason to exercise. Groups meet up once a week at various locations in East London – run...
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Running in Miami
We are on holiday at the moment in the USA. We spent Christmas in Denver with family. It snowed on Christmas Eve through to Christmas morning which was lovely – our first white Christmas in years. The...
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A reality check
It’s now less than 3 weeks to go until my next race – the Brighton Half Marathon. I ran the race last year and am looking forward to returning for a second time. It’s a beautiful course along the...
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Write This Run
If you’ve been looking closely at my blog recently you might have spotted a badge sitting proudly in the side bar telling you that ‘I’m attending Write This Run’. It’s been there for a couple of months...
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The London Marathon 2014
On Friday I received confirmation of my place for the Virgin Money London Marathon 2014. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the e-mail since I pressed ‘send’ on my withdrawal confirmation for the 2013 race....
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Run With An Idea #2 Would you pay £50 to enter a 10K?
This is the second topic for the fortnightly Run With An Idea blogging and debating collaboration. If you missed the first set of posts about the Olympic legacy then you can check them out over here....
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How I trained when I couldn’t train
For the past few weeks I’ve been dealing with a leg injury. It started out as a combination of things – a very sore ITB, outer hamstring and lower quad. Cause? Probably a combination of running a half...
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Parkrun
I’m pretty sure that I am very late to this party. That everyone else reading this post will be thinking “you’ve only just discovered Parkrun, where have you been hiding for the past few years?” Just...
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Team Write This Run
Earlier this year I went to the inaugural Write This Run conference for running bloggers. It was a fantastic day which I really enjoyed, inspirational and educational speakers as well as meeting lots...
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How I got faster at running by not doing very much running….
On Sunday I completed the Great South Run in an incredibly windy Portsmouth in a new personal best time of 1:52:37. The full on headwind in the last two miles slowed me down to what felt like a crawl...
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Run with an Idea # 7 – Why I won’t be running on Christmas Day
It’s the return of Run with an Idea, just in time for Christmas. The title of this week’s post could have gone one of two ways. If you head on over to the link up you’ll see a mix of posts from other...
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Long distance running and fat loss – my experience
Before I start this post I want to make a couple of things clear. Firstly I know that not everyone runs to lose weight or fat. There are many different reasons why people take up running. It’s...
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A celebration, not a test – my London Marathon 2014 goals
In just over a week’s time I’ll be taking on the Virgin Money London Marathon 2014. My 12 week training plan is nearly complete, but in reality my preparation for this race started a long time ago....
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Winter Running
I quite like running in winter. There’s something about getting layered up and hitting the streets. Knowing that while you might start out a bit on the cool side you’ll soon be lovely and warm but...
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Learning to run again
I haven’t run consistently for a really long time. Months really. While it’s been cold and dark I haven’t really missed it and my lungs have definitely thanked me for taking a break from running in the...
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