A week has now passed since the Paris Marathon, and I've spent the last 7 days reflecting on the experience and what I (and 40,171 other people) have achieved. Paris is one of my favourite cities having lived there about 20 years ago - so I was looking forward to a weekend in this special city. … Continue reading The 4 Ps: My Bitter Sweet Finale
Week 4 of 16 was all about building a base... Appropriate as I write this overlooking a snowy Bruson, opposite Verbier in Switzerland, where the snow base is still building after an unseasonably mild winter so far. I arrived last night for a few days to celebrate 10 years of Bramble Ski - my brother's … Continue reading The 4 Ps: Building a Base
Week 1 of 16 done! This week was considered a "Warm-Up" week, aimed at getting me back into the swing of training six times a week after some time off post Norwich Half Marathon in November. It was a tough week all-in-all - I felt quite stiff and achy at the beginning - and it's been hard … Continue reading The 4 Ps: #15WeeksToGo
On Saturday I took part in the Liddes-Verbier 29km trail run in the Swiss Alps, the baby race of the Trail Verbier St-Bernard family. In the lead up to the run, I've been following a 14 week training programme of around 500 miles, and definitely not enough hills! It was my friend Tori that first introduced … Continue reading Trails and Tribulations
Over the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about marathons... Running bore alert! It all started a couple of Sundays ago, when I went to watch the London Marathon with fellow BeaRCat runners. London was looking resplendent in the sunshine and the iconic landmarks of Big Ben and the Embankment provided a … Continue reading A tale of three cities…
Welcome to #WellbeingWednesday! While winter seems to maintain a firm grip on the weather, it can be easy to get down in the dumps. So today's #5aday aims to help you bid goodbye to that bad frame of mind with these 5 steps to beating the blues & boosting your mood! Exercise - For an instant boost, release those endorphins by … Continue reading Beat the Blues
Hello & welcome to the new look Monday #GTime - #TheMondayInterview. 6 months ago I interviewed Fit Chick Tori, an ultra-runner, adidas athlete, writer & blogger based in Dubai. Tori is a true inspiration to us all - she's so positive, energetic, motivated and she's great fun. In her latest challenge - the Action Asia 100km in Manaslu, Nepal, … Continue reading Commit & it only gets easier…
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