The Royal Parks Half Marathon is one of the most iconic races in the capital and as such it’s notoriously hard to get a place in the ballot. I’d tried for the last few years with no success, so when I got an offer from a friend and employee of the organisers for their ‘friends … More Royal Parks Half Marathon: Race Recap
As an asthmatic, I have always struggled to run particularly fast and know that I’m never going to be at the front of a race. Usually I would avoid signing up for events with small numbers of entries because I know that I’m going to be one of the slowest runners out there, and have … More Why its OK to finish last in a running race
I was meant to be collecting three medals this weekend. After completing the MK Rocket 5k on Sunday, I was supposed to head back on Monday for the Half Marathon and then – due to running two races over the MK Marathon Weekend – I could have picked up the additional Challenge medal. However, as … More MK Rocket 5k race recap
Last weekend was definitely busy for runners, with lots of big races taking place across the country including the Royal Parks Half and Manchester Half Marathon to name just a couple. I opted to head across to Henley for the Maverick Oxfordshire Trail Race. Sitting in the car park with the torrential rain pouring down … More Maverick Oxfordshire Trail Race
On Sunday I took to the streets of London with penguins, polar bears, huskies, oh and my boyfriend James, for the fantastic London Winter Run 10k! I’ve run this race for the last two years, and it’s always a great one to kick off the year and gives me an incentive to keep running through … More London Winter Run 10k – race recap
I was relaxing at The Hacienda in Spain on a yoga retreat when the British 10k took place, so I asked Ruth from Rula Runs to take part for me – here’s how she got on! I know I repeat this statement A LOT, but I really do love running in London, and after running … More British 10k Race Recap
I ran the Richmond Riverside 10k on Saturday – one of the girls I raced with was my colleague Stephanie who as a relatively new runner, absolutely smashed her very first 10k! Here’s her experience: I started running about six months ago and can confidently say that the idea of a race absolutely terrified me (they still … More Stephanie – My First 10k