2016: A Final Recap

It's 2017. Yay! All I can say is, it's been a rollercoaster. It was a challenging year all round, what with a slew of current affairs nightmares and celebrity deaths. Nonetheless, it wasn't all bad- here's one final recap! January: January began with a slight lack of motivation that was swiftly and thankfully followed by  being given…

Highlights: Running in 2016

This year has definitely been a mixed bag in terms of my running, but overall I've made some great progress and had a great time in the process. So without further ado, here are my highlights. As always, I love hearing about other people's achievements, so do let me know your best moment from 2016.…

Running and Racing

Whilst I love to run for fun, I also absolutely love racing, especially when it’s with my City Athletics crew. There’s something so fun about having a road trip to a random location, racing your heart out, and then going to the pub afterwards. So without further ado, here are my race plans for the…

Cross Training Focus: Another Space

I'm about to dive straight into the deep end of another training season, and my biggest priority is not to overtrain or get injured- that's my biggest takeaway from training in Spring- I did way too much, and ended up paying the price on race day. I was recently lucky enough to try out Another…

Mindfulness: On rest days

I'm coming to really appreciate the importance of rest days. During my last training cycle, I had so many days when I was overtrained, undernourished and most importantly, absolutely knackered. It caused me some real problems both professionally and personally- a unique combination of grouchiness and inefficiency that only prolonged endurance training can bring. In…