Running While On Holiday. As those of you who follow me on Instagram know I have been running while on holiday in Lanzarote. If you do not follow me on Instagram why not? Running while on holiday may sound easy, but for me in the past I have found it difficult for many reasons. It…
Running Again But Am I A Runner?
Am I A Runner I have started this running blog to find out the answer to the question, am I still a runner? Back in 2012 I started running to lose weight, when I started running I was run/walking a 1 mile circuit, no matter how much I wanted to I couldn’t run the whole route,…
Swanley Park Cross Country Thank You
This Sunday I ran my first ever cross country race in Swanley Park. I have not been running enough recently. The lack of running has resulted in me gaining weight I am trying to motivate myself. I have been looking for something to help me fall back in love with running as I have lost…
Spooky Sprint At The Hop Farm
Spooky sprint is a race arranged by Parkinson’s UKthere was both a 5k and a 10k you could race. We both ran the 10k and decided to run together. The race was supposed to be a night time race around the Hop Farm Kent. Due to bad weather the week before caused the start time too be…
Running Holiday Blues But I’m Back
Yet again I am starting a post apologizing. This time there is a reason, it has taken me almost a month to write this post. I have started writing this post and deleting it time and time again. First of all we had a holiday 2 weeks in sunny Ibiza. The weather was lovely and…
Running For The Sake Of Running
Just a quick update I am running again I may not be running fast but it’s running. As I have no races booked at the moment I am just trying to run for the sake of running, keeping my fitness up and also preparing for our holiday. We are going away for 2 weeks and…
5 Mile Personal Best And A Bad Back
The title for this post basically says it all for this weekend. I ran a 5 mile personal best and ended up with a bad back. I have said that I have felt in good shape and that I am coming back. That seems to be true after smashing my target time at the Mid…
Stuck In A Running Rut But Coming Back
Running Rut I know I have neglected blogging recently. I am sorry if you do read any of my posts for the long wait. I’m trying to focus on getting back and talking about being stuck in a running rut was not the way to get through. Now I’m on the other side I will…
Harvel 5 Race Review Lack Of Training Makes Racing Hard
How can I review a race like the Harvel 5? Since the last post I have ran a total of 15 miles 5 of which was the Harvel 5 is a 5 mile race around Harvel and the surrounding woods. Attempting to run a 5 mile race at race pace really showed me how much…