The Backpacker Chronicles – Week 9 – Volcanoes and Overcoming Fear

Well hello there! I´m so excited to share with you the ninth week of my adventures in healthy backpacking, so let´s just jump on in! What I've been up to I finished up my week in the north of Nicaragua with a visit around the islands in Lake Nicaragua, before heading south-ish to Ometepe, a…

Where to get discount running kit

“I know, I know” I tell my mother for the hundredth time, “I have a lot of running kit”. This conversation takes place every time I go to visit my parents, and inevitably have to sneak a pile of dirty lycra into their washing machine. And yes, I do have a lot of running kit.…

This Girl Eats: Real Food

This spring marathon has been in the back of my mind ever since I signed up a few months ago. I've had quite a few thoughts about my training season, and how we're gonna run this bitch (Gambino anyone?!) One of the most important decisions I've made is to try to train for and run…