Always on the go
I am currently ten weeks and five days into an eleven week training programme for a spring marathon, which means that the big race is on Sunday! The Marathon de Montauban is probably the closest thing we have to a local marathon, since the sad demise of the Toulouse event (cancelled due to Covid-19 and …
It’s school holidays again here, which is always the toughest time to balance training with family life. One obvious solution might be to schedule your easy/recovery/cut-back week to coincide with the kids being at home – or even just abandon hope of running altogether – but often it is not as simple as that. For …
It’s race weekend, woohoo! Nevers Marathon is the day after tomorrow and I’ll be lining up for my fifth marathon of 2022 and my second one with the buggy. I must confess I had a bit of a wobble last week. I was very under the weather with the worst cold I’ve had in years …
I’ve spent a lot of time this summer thinking back on the first half of 2022 and trying to decide how I feel about it, from a running perspective. The truth is, I feel deeply disappointed. I can see that I have some things to be proud of. A decent overall mileage, four marathon finishes …
On Sunday, I’ll take on the biggest running challenge of my life when I attempt a full marathon pushing my four-and-a-half-year-old in the buggy. I really don’t know if I can do it. My marathon efforts so far this year have been mediocre at best. 26.2 miles is certainly not my forte. Plus I’ll be …
I haven’t had much time to write lately as life has been busy busy busy, but I’m here now for a quick update on our buggy marathon preparations. I’ve notched up three long stroller runs of 26km, 30km and 28km, though only the first of these was actually done with DD as she’s been back …
I’m super excited to announce that I’m going to be running one final spring marathon… and this time, with the buggy! My little DD is 100% on-board with the idea and we’ve found the perfect race: the Marathon de Poitiers-Futuroscope. The organisers seem super friendly and they’ve responded with enthusiasm to my request to take …
RACE WEEKEND IS FINALLY HERE… the 2022 Marathon de Montpellier is this Sunday! I’m so excited I can hardly sit still. I still have some doubts (mostly about my knee, which has not felt good this week), but I’m giving myself a boost by looking back at ten awesome weeks of training. I’ve run roughly …
After four training days on the trot and a 24km long run yesterday, today is rest day. I have a real love-hate relationship with rest days. Yes, a part of me was glad not to head out into the freezing fog, especially after I let the chill get into my fingers yesterday. Yes, lingering over …
That’s it, I’ve done it… I’ve entered a marathon!! And it’s just TEN WEEKS away, eeek! I’m feeling a mixture of fizzing excitement and stomach-churning fear. I’ve run marathons in the past – six to be precise – all in under 3hr15 and my PB is 2hr58, which is definitely one of my proudest sporting …