Yesterday I returned from a weekend in St. Andrews, which is my favourite place in the WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD. I completed my master’s degree at the University of St Andrews 4 years ago, and it genuinely was one of the best years of my life. My initial love for running began to develop in St. [...]
Category: Running
Should I join a Running Club?
In line with my 1-year & 3 weeks anniversary of ‘officially’ joining South London Harriers, I thought this would be an apt post! I attempted to join a running club in Scotland a couple of years ago but was informed that said running club was for MEN ONLY NO LADIES ALLOWED. Being the stubborn character [...]
Plogging & Plastic Free July
I will open this post by admitting that I am unsure whether I ‘passed’ or ‘failed’ plastic free July. This was not through lack of effort or commitment; I am a strong minded individual, and very rarely give up on a goal I have set myself. For those of you who may not be aware, [...]
30 Before 30
As requested by all my fans #blessed, here is my official 30 Before 30 list. I started pulling together this list together around 3 years ago, back when completing a 5K seemed absurd let alone completing a marathon! Some of these ‘goals’ are cliché, some are slightly ridiculous (no. 10 – please don’t judge. I [...]
Running & Personal Goals (Mid-Year Check-In)
As we are halfway through 2018 (which is mildly horrifying, and I don’t understand how this has happened), I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to discuss my running, fitness and personal goals for the remainder of the year. Running & Fitness Goals Great North Run The GNR has been on my to do [...]
Meditation & Running
I would like to open this post by clarifying that I do not currently meditate before or during running – in fact, despite numerous attempts, I have never experienced a period of meditation which I would class as ‘successful’ (success in this instance is, of course, highly subjective.) I struggle to sit still, I struggle [...]
parkrun is underrated!
Inspired by a close friend who recently confessed to being too scared to take part in her local parkrun, I wanted to share my views and hopefully convince a few runners who may also be feeling apprehensive! For those of you who are not familiar with parkrun - this is a free, weekly 5km run/jog/walk [...]
