I’ve probably told this story a billion times but here we go again. Great North Run last year made me so ill even before the race started that I had a really really bad experience. It was such a struggle that I thought I’d never be able to run large races again. Then Run Disney […]
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I got this
I can tell you exactly when I knew I could run a half marathon. It was New Year’s Eve 2013 and I was running what was, at the time, my longest run. Just shy of 8 miles. Running 13.1 miles in one go had until this point seemed like a serious impossibility even though my […]
Packing for 10 marathons
I’m off to Gravesend tomorrow for the 10in10. I seriously hate packing. I hate packing for 10 marathons even more but i thought it might be interesting to share the what i’m taking.
Almost half way there
Saturday in the start of my first 10in10 (10 marathons in 10 days just in case you were wondering) but it’s also my 75th marathon and the 26th of the 52 marathons in 52 weeks. So when I complete the next 26.2 miles I’ll officially be half way though the challenge. Rather than dealing with […]
It’s Tour (and a bit) time
Sometimes I’m my own worst enemy. Take the Tour of Merseyside for example, it’s six races over seven days which ends up as 52 miles in total. The first time I did it I thought it seemed impossible. I was building up up to running the Dopey Challenge (my ultimate goal when I started running) […]
Fear be damned, let’s do this
When I was young I was terrified of flying monkeys along with Miss Hannigan and the Nazis amongst a billion other things including probably my own shadow. So much so that I think my biggest fear was, and still is, fear itself. Just the thought of being scared terrifies me (all you have to do […]
Sausage stealer
I’ve been thinking a lot about PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) over the last few weeks. Before getting sick I wasn’t a very positive person but I think my illness and running marathons has really changed my outlook on life. I didn’t realise how much this was true until just before my latest cruise. Holidays […]
A new reason to run
Today I had the pleasure of meeting some amazing people at Warrington Disability Partnership as part of my 52 marathons in 52 weeks challenge. When I decided to run the 52 in 52 I knew it would be a one off huge challenge for me. For some crazy people I know, running 26.2 miles […]
Reality check – 52 in 52
Do you know that moment when some crazy plan that you’ve hatched starts to become a reality? I had one of those moments a few days ago when I entered Lanzarote marathon. It had always been on the plan to do a marathon then, I was just waiting for the awesome amazing woman that is […]