It’s that time of year when everyone starts rolling out Christmas Gift Guide posts so here’s mine! These are all items I’ve tried myself and thought were useful, fun or quirky. This year, what with moving house and being a little financially stretched, I wanted to share some ‘budget’ Christmas present ideas so all fifteen … More Fitness and Outdoor Christmas Gift Guide
I haven’t played team sports properly since I was at University, these days preferring to take part in solo exercise such as running and cycling – even if I do enjoy doing those things with other people! However, I’m lucky enough to have landed a job where my colleagues are like my team-mates, a huge … More Rediscovering Team Sports – WIN Netball Tickets
The Manchester Half Marathon is billed as fast, flat and friendly but did it live up to these claims? I headed up north to the city a few weeks ago to take part and find out for myself… Fast So I definitely wasn’t fast! I’ve never been a speedy runner and unfortunately the lack of training … More Manchester Half Marathon
This year I was honoured to be asked to be an ambassador for the Women’s Running Race Series. I’ve taken part in several of their events previously, and it was amazing to be featured in the magazine and on their website, alongside some other fantastic runners and bloggers. A couple of weeks ago I ran … More Tips for racing with asthma – Women’s Running Finsbury Park 10k
I’ve always been a bit terrified of the idea of doing an obstacle course race, particularly Tough Mudder which includes freezing ice-water and electric shocks! Fortunately this year the Tough Mudder Half was introduced, a shorter distance which misses out those aforementioned scary obstacles and is meant to be more accessible for OCR first-timers! Thus … More Tough Mudder London South Half
Running is one of my favourite things to do as the autumnal days start to appear, and the nights draw in. Yes, it’s hard to feel like heading outside when the weather is abysmal but generally I love pounding the pavements in the evenings lit up like a Christmas tree, or taking to the trails … More Autumn Races with On Running
At the end of this month I’m tackling my very first Obstacle Course Race at the Tough Mudder Half South London – to say I’m a bit nervous would be an understatement! Fortunately, thanks to For Goodness Shakes I have three other lovely ladies on my team to offer both moral and physical support around … More Training for a Tough Mudder
Many people in London have been affected by the disruption at Waterloo which has rippled around the whole South West trains network. The entire Chessington branch line is currently closed so there aren’t actually any trains running to my office at the moment! This is where trying to commute to work by bike is a … More Commuting by folding bike with Decathlon
It’s hard to know where to start with a recap for a race as epic as the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 – it’s finally starting to sink in that I rode ONE HUNDRED MILES, that my little legs powered me round such a crazy distance and that I have the medal to prove it! And it’s … More RideLondon 100 mile 2017
Things have been pretty crazy lately, and I’m not going to lie, my fitness has definitely suffered! I haven’t been on my bike for 4 weeks and I am starting to feel pretty nervous about RideLondon next weekend. The only exercise I’ve done has been the weekly Sports Club sessions with work, which have been … More A little life update
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