Taper Time
It’s been almost 2 weeks since my last marathon training update, and with 2 weeks to go, things are getting serious! I had a good last week of intense training, with a nice slow 4.5 mile recovery run...
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The big day is almost here. Just one week to go now, and the nerves are starting to appear! I can’t believe how quickly the last five months of training have gone, and that I have only a week to go!...
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I thought things were going so well, I was winding down my taper, feeling more rested, enjoying my shorter runs, and then boom, out of nowhere, I get completely knocked out with illness. I was away at...
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Dublin Marathon 2012!
I left it on a bit of a cliffhanger last time, as I had succumbed to illness and things weren’t looking great for the race. I spent 2 days in bed, the first unable to eat anything, the second I managed...
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It’s nearly 3 weeks post Marathon! Where did that time go?! I’ve been super duper busy with work, I’ve had about one day off in the last two weeks, so I’ve had no time for blogging, but hopefully work...
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Marathon Reflections
It’s somehow over 6 weeks since I completed the Dublin marathon, I’ve no idea where that time went?! I haven’t run outside for over 2 weeks as it has been really icy, I’ve had a few treadmill runs but...
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Goodbye 2012
2012 was a huge year for me, I upped sticks and moved abroad to Ireland, settled into a new job over there, went to the Olympics and ran a marathon! 2013 is going to have to go some to top that but I...
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Goodbye Dublin
So it’s official, we are moving into our new place in London on Wednesday!! How exciting! We have been in Cardiff staying with our parents since the 1st Oct while we sorted everything out with the...
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Marathon Ready!
This time tomorrow I will be somewhere on the Manchester Marathon course. It’s been a pretty torrid few months with the injury, but I’m happy to say I will make it to the start line in one piece! It...
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Favourite Reads of the Week
I’ve come across loads of interesting articles lately, so thought I would start a new little feature where I share anything cool I find on health/nutrition/running or maybe something completely...
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