racing back to races
2 races in 2 weeks and I’m blogging. Did I wake up back in 2015? My post-partum running hasn’t been very consistent. I still love it and want it in my life, but just can’t place the priority on it I...
View ArticleFeet & Toes 👣
As a running coach I’m always hearing from my runners that they want to do more technique drills to improve their running. I’m all for this, especially when it’s a 30*C night on the track. Last night I...
View Articlecheering not running
I’ve been cheering at a lot of races lately, and I love it. There’s always a little twinge of “oh I wish I was running” but I’ve found if you really commit to cheering on your friends and other runners...
View ArticleEnglish Cross Country Nationals 2017
This year I competed in the English National Cross Country Championships. It was the perfect race to end a great xc season on, and included a mini road trip to Nottingham with friends to add a bit more...
View ArticleBerlin half marathon
Last weekend I went to Berlin for a reason, to cheer on my friends running the Berlin Half and drink all the free Erdinger Weisbier Alkoholfrie I could get my hands on. A few of us signed up for the...
View Articleit’s cross country season!
I just realised I’ve run 3 cross country races this year and haven’t posted about them yet! Cross country is my favourite running season and one of the main reasons I love Serpentine Run Club, aka the...
View Articlerunning in Kraków
Continuing my theme of running a bit while on holiday (but mostly eating) I was in Kraków for the weekend and packed my running kit in case I could find an hour or so between vodka drinking and vodka...
View Articlecabbage patch 10
When my sister booked a trip that came through London last weekend I immediately looked for a race for us to do. I conveniently forgot that small detail that she had just come from running the Budapest...
View Articlerunning in Seville
On a non-running holiday in Seville a few weeks ago I made some time to go for a run and thought I’d share the route since it was so lovely. Seville in October is amazing. The highs during the day were...
View Articleoxford half marathon
It’s the Higher Education league table you didn’t know you needed. Cambridge vs. Oxford: Who hosts the better half marathon? Running both this year, I consider myself highly educated and confident to...
View Articleperformance kitchen
A few Saturdays ago I woke up and began the epic journey from NE London to SW by bike. Not something I normally do on a Saturday but I was invited down to Clapham Studios to watch a morning of filming...
View Articletrying is hard
In 10 days I’m running the Oxford Half marathon (a free entry from Brooks). Brooks make good running shoes and cup holders. I think the race’s official hashtag puts it best, #OH! I don’t think I’ve...
View Articlerun and swim and repeat all weekend
It’s the summer of swimming. I can’t get enough. From my first dip in the chilly Kings Cross Pond back in May to yesterday swimming in all the ponds and lido on Hampstead Heath, I think I’ve jumped in...
View Articlereal women in sport
I have only seen two truthful images of everyday women in sport in the media. The moment in the This Girl Can commercial where the swimmer adjusts her bathing suit over her butt. Nothing is more...
View Articlerun a mile in my shoes
“OK Listen up, Women come over here, let’s say sub-6 to the left. Come on, you’re going to race tonight so get moving a bit quicker” 80 or so Serpies gathered around our trusty Athletics committee...
View Articlehomeward round VII
Friends, hills, vistas, sheep, seaside, chips, and ice cream. Count me in. Rich kindly invited us all down to his place last weekend for a run to the seaside, Homeward Round VII as it’s called these...
View Articlesetting my standard
I have a few running PBs that I’m pretty proud of and can list off when required (not in my twitter bio thank you) but also started to wonder where I’m at right now with my running. I ran the Assembly...
View Articleweekend laps
Laps get a bad rap. Everyone complains about races with laps, and no one thinks, “Wow I’m so excited to do 50+ laps of this 30yrd pool” But my weekend was filled with laps and it was awesome. On Friday...
View Articlerunning more of less
I love the big running races. Big expos, big events, the whole city out cheering you on… it’s my kind of fun.But this summer I’m changing gears a bit. I just did a triathlon, I’ve got a few open water...
View ArticleCrystal Palace Triathlon
I definitely have an M.O. when it comes to triathlons: Once a year, London based, sprint distance, friends to do it with, sunny weather. ITU World Triathlon London 2014: (Entered but DNS due to injury)...
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