Monday Motivation: The Greatest

This week's Monday Motivation isn't specific to running, but it's helped inspire me in the past few days when I've been feeling low. This song came up on my Spotify when I was feeling particularly low about my calf injury- a bit like I'd never recover. It was one of those perfect moments when a…

Mindfulness: Falling for fall?

Summer has always been my favourite season, and so when Autumn arrives it can be easy to feel despondent. Whilst social media gets excited for crisp leaves, warm jumpers and Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but I often struggle slightly- I think that's the thing with the British Summer- blink and you'll miss it.  That's why it can…

5 tips for anxious people

I’m having a bit of a rough time with my mood right now. I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety for a while now, and whilst I’ve generally got everything under control, it comes in peaks and troughs sometimes. Sometimes you can find a cause, and sometimes there’s no rhyme or reason for it, and the latter is the…

Monday Motivation: A Life Outside of Running

Morning! This week's motivation is courtesy of Ashley Higginson and Saucony. Ashley is a steeplechase runner who almost gave up on her sport completely. In the end, it turned out to be finding a life outside of running, and a sense of balance, that rekindled her fire.   https://youtu.be/fAkbqRqJ7Lg   This speaks to me a…

Woman Crush Wednesday: Emelie Forsberg

Woman Crush Wednesday is brought to you this week by Swedish Ultra, Trail and Skyrunner Emelie Forsberg. I first discovered Emelie only a few months ago through her sponsor videos on Youtube, but have since become fascinated by her training, her Wanderlust-worthy life, and most importantly her balanced and healthy attitude towards food and body…