Always on the go
Sunday 26th November saw my fourth and final marathon of 2023 and my best finishing time in over twelve years. I traveled with the whole family to San Sebastián for a cheeky little weekend over the border. Living in Toulouse, I’ll never get tired of being able to jump in the car on a Friday …
You’ve probably heard of the iconic “Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc”, arguably France’s most-famous footrace. Runners participate in fancy dress to match the year’s theme and most are there to savour the gourmet refreshment stations nestled amongst the picture-perfect châteaux. Dubbed the “longest marathon in the world”, it serves as a showcase for the region’s …
Riding the high of our buggy marathon PB in Montauban at the end of March, we grabbed an unexpected opportunity on Sunday 30th April 2023 to run a fourth full marathon pushing the stroller. It was another early start for our 50-minute drive to beautiful Albi and another rather wet morning. We had a smooth …
Our third buggy marathon together and our best time by over six minutes! 3 hours 17 minutes and 20 seconds to be precise, which gave us 5th overall female and first in my age category. I was terribly nervous in the build-up to this race. I barely slept the night before, knowing the clocks were …
Total distance run: 3460km / 2150 miles which equates to an average of 288km / 179 miles per month or 67km / 42 miles per week. 30% of this has been done pushing the stroller, so 1028km / 640 miles over the course of the year (although not all of these with an actual child …
A whole month has passed since the Nevers Marathon and I’ve finally found the time and headspace to write a quick race report. In short, it was both a triumph and a disaster. A triumph because we completed the 26.2 miles in good shape and without mishap and we had a truly wonderful time. A …
This week’s marathon training involved a much lighter week with no long run, culminating in an all-out effort at a local half marathon. I had done the semi de Tournefeuille twice before: once in 2018 with little DD in the buggy (my first ever race with the stroller) and again a year later, when I …
Have you ever taken part in an Ekiden? Actually, do you even know what one is? Before I left the UK I certainly didn’t. But over here in France, they are a big deal and rightly so! This team event is a full marathon distance chopped into six relay legs of 5km – 10km – …
A full mother-daughter marathon. 42.2km pushing my four-and-a-half-year-old in the buggy. And we didn’t just manage to complete the distance, we finished in a very respectable time (3 hours 23 minutes), came 4th of all the women in the race and 1st out of all the female masters. I am absolutely thrilled! A family mini-break …
You might find this difficult to believe, but just two weeks after Paris, I entered ANOTHER marathon. This time it was a local event – the Marathon d’Albi, just fifty minutes’ drive away. I set my alarm for 5am to be ready for my lovely friend Jo, who kindly gave me a lift over there. …