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) […]
157.2 miles down, 26.2 miles to go
Tomorrow morning I will get up at 6:30, maybe 6:45 at a push. I’ll eat my porridge, drink my coffee and tea, have a banana and then get ready to go and run a marathon. I have the routine pretty much down now, so much so that it’s almost clockwork, because I’ve done exactly the […]
“We can’t have you representing our club
So yesterday was a strange day. I got told I can no longer be a run leader for ones of my running clubs. The exact words were “We can’t have you representing our club” It hit me pretty hard. Like telling Kel that he can’t have orange soda hard. Leading runs and volunteering was the […]
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 […]
*Non Running Warning* Irregular Choice T...
I’m a little bit obsessed with shoes. For many years it was all about the high heels. I got a little distracted by running shoes for a while but now that I’m in a fully committed relationship with my New Balance 1400 my mind has been allowed to wander back to pretty things to put […]
50th Half Marathon
I used to think half marathons where pretty pointless. For me, 13.1 miles is the hardest distance to run, you still have to do most of the prep you need for a marathon with gels etc and it doesn’t count towards the 100 marathons. To be completely honest I wouldn’t have even started counting how […]
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 […]
When to walk away
I love to volunteer. It’s an ego thing really because helping others makes me feel good about myself and distracts me from my own issues for a while. I don’t need people to say thanks but it’s great when they do so it’s not really an unselfish act on my part. I do think though […]