As somebody who loves spending time at home, the lockdown hasn't been particularly difficult for me, especially in comparison to some of my friends. I'm lucky I can still do the majority of my hobbies and have taken this time to be more creative, working towards some writing goals, finally joining a book club and [...]
In 2019, the majority of my running activity was centred around a goal of some kind. If it wasn't a training run for my first half-marathon, it was trying to get a parkrun PB or beat my last 10k race time. While it's great to have goals and targets, I think it's also important to [...]
Yesterday, I completed my first half marathon with a chip time of 2:26:43 and, I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with that. I was aiming to be somewhere between 2:20 and 2:30 but didn't want to put too much pressure on myself and risk not enjoying the event. I was panicking about the distance [...]
I have my first half-marathon coming up in two weeks and it's safe to say I'm scared/nervous about it. As somebody who's been unfit for most of her life, I never thought that I would be able to take on a challenge like this. I'm not sure if it's a lack of confidence or the [...]
