It's the final countdown before race day. I've been feeling a bit low on energy these last couple of weeks so in an attempt to get myself on form I've been on the vitamin b complex and Berocca, plus plenty of iron rich foods. The efficacy of these tactics are unproven, but I like to [...]
Having a really perfect weekend can result in my mood going one of two ways come Monday morning: either it can leave me with an awful case of the Monday morning blues, or, as I'm pleased to say is the case this week, it can leave me ready and energised for the week ahead. Amongst [...]
With just over a week until my next half marathon and only a little over a month until Tough Mudder I'm starting to get the usual pre-event anxiety. While I enter races totally for my own enjoyment and with no real pressure to get times or places, (in contrast to the swimming competitions of my [...]
Last week was my birthday. This year, somehow, from not having organised any festivities and being consumed by the usual denial and panic of yet another year passing with terrifying rapidity, I seem to have experienced the best birthday on record. It began the Tuesday before with a night of fizz and gossip with one [...]
As with my last post I'd like to preface the below with a caveat: I've been doing rather too much thinking and reading this week and as a result the following post could border on the indulgent (even more so than usual), tenuous and/or nonsensical. With that in mind, let's begin. On Wednesday I attended a [...]
There are weeks when I have a clear idea of what I want to write; when the topic is inspired by an event or conversation during my week and the post is focused with a clear thread, (or at least IÂ hope this to be the case). And then there are other weeks when my [...]
'[I]f you’ve got a body that works and does what it’s supposed to do please look after it, and use it, and make the most of it, because it’s an incredible luxury and privilege.' Last week I watched the first vlog from friend and fellow blogger, Ruth Chesworth. Regular readers may be familiar with Ruth's blog [...]
There is a slightly irrational part of me that clings to the notion that fitness is a cumulative process, irrespective of periods of rest or injury. I want to believe that somehow our fitness levels go on hold during these stretches of inactivity; that they are suspended while our bones heal and our ligaments and [...]
Sometimes life throws us a curve ball. Shit happens. Whether it's on a personal, national or international scale, there are those events that force us to take stock of our circumstances, to re-evaluate and put things into perspective. In these instances you find yourself re-prioritising and it becomes eminently clear what really matters and what [...]
A guest post from my good friend and fellow blogger Georgina, to celebrate her first year as a vegan. I feel, today, rather like I have graduated from a training school. One year ago precisely I resolved to go vegan, and reaching this milestone feels akin to passing from the ranks of raw recruits to [...]
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