Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon
Well it’s been a long while since I wrote a piece about running. Mostly because I’ve been out injured since March and just after my last race on Anglesey. It had been my intention again…
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Planning to be on top of the world
Well it’s been a few weeks since I last put pen to paper. Or at least pixels to websites. If I’m being honest, the time hasn’t been exactly exciting, just lots of work interspersed with…
2 years on
In many ways today the blog has come back to where it was not long after I first started it, as a form of therapy. Anniversaries are always difficult. On 11 June 2012 my husband,…
Challenge Race 12 – Capesthorne Hall
It’s been 3 weeks since a wet weekend was had in Oxford. Since then I’ve had been bellringing, had a cold, and had my young nephew and niece come to stay. Oh yes, and the…
Beautiful Buxton and Perfect Peaks
I woke up very early today. Perhaps it was the sunshine streaming into the bedroom, or the early night as a result of the bike ride yesterday. Whatever it was I was ready for a…
Trains, tax and don’t believe the statistics.
It’s been one of those weeks that fit the runaway train metaphor. Monday started with me thinking that it would be really useful to get some paperwork boxed off. This was finally done on Friday…
Snowdonia Half-Marathon: Beauty and the Beast
Sometimes when you’ve had a really tough week a good blast of Endorphins is perfect medicine. Clearly taking the prescribed medication also helps as I discovered getting home from work on Friday night to find…
Question – did I really want to see the hill profile for my next race?!
Question – did I really want to see the hill profile for my next race?! Well this is the hill profile for my next race. I’m not sure I’m pleased to have seen this, rather…
Smiling in Blackpool (just don’t mention the cost of parking).
Today was Half-Marathon race #4 – Blackpool. With a 9.30am race start this involved getting up very early on a Sunday morning which wasn’t much fun. But I managed it even though the cat clearly…
The prize for a hard race – a PINK T-shirt?????
Wilmslow was a lot harder than it should have been today. The course is pretty flat all in all – it’s classed as a PB course, at least when the conditions are right. Today was…