9 weeks down, 7 to go! It's a great feeling to be past the halfway point in my training for the Paris Marathon... and so to test my progress and see whether I'm on track for my goal (sub 4 hours), today I took part in my first race of the year... The Old Deer Park … Continue reading The 4 Ps: Race Ready?
7 weeks down, 9 to go! Over the last couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about my pace and how I ensure I achieve my ultimate target of a sub 4 hour Paris Marathon... so, in the immortal words of Top Gun "I feel the need... the need for speed!" this post is focused on … Continue reading The 4 Ps: The Need For Speed
3 down, 13 to go! According to my Nike Plus Coach Programme, last week was about "Laying the Groundwork" for the remainder of my Paris Marathon training by increasing distance and taking on the longest run of my training so far. The highlights of my week's running was my tempo run with the BeaRCat Runners on Wednesday... and … Continue reading The 4 Ps: No Pain, No Gain
Week 2 of 16 complete! Week 2's Paris Marathon training was focused on the "Fundamentals", following the "Warm Up" week before. Although I only ticked off 11 of my requisite 29 running miles last week (during Sunday's long run), I covered many more than that on skis during an amazing ski break to the stunning resort of Söll in Austria. Given … Continue reading The 4 Ps: New Year, New Shoes!
If you're familiar with marketing, you'll recognise the 4 Ps as the Marketing Mix of product, price, place and promotion. Just as a marketer would plan the perfect launch of a shiny new product, I've applied this thinking to my campaign to successfully realise a Personal Best (PB) at the Paris Marathon on Sunday 12 … Continue reading The 4 Ps: Paris PB Project Plan
While I've been following a strict running programme since January, my Bikram Yoga practice has suffered. On Monday night, after 10 weeks off, I finally plucked up the courage to head back to Bikram... It was gruelling. I had forgotten how much of a heart-pumping, limb-stretching, sweat-inducing workout it is! To try and combat the … Continue reading Back to Basics with Bikram
Richmond and Running - Two things that I love... And these two things came together on Sunday in the form of the Richmond Half Marathon, culminating in me achieving my first goal of 2014 - that elusive Personal Best (PB)! Sunday's half marathon was my second half of 2014, with the first being the inaugural Hampton Court … Continue reading Richmond and Running
Running has taken over my 2014 so far. Friday nights come and I find myself looking at my watch at 11pm, thinking I should be home, tucked up in bed, ahead of clocking up the mileage on Saturday mornings. Sunday morning's early run club means Saturday nights are equally tainted. Monday mornings arrive and when … Continue reading 5 reasons I’m a running bore!
Every Sunday evening I take part in a Bikram Yoga class - I find it the perfect way to seal off a weekend, and a great way to set me up for the week ahead... It's been nearly a year since I've been practicing Bikram at Richmond's studio (it was one of my New Year's … Continue reading 5 tips for Bikram Beginners
Here's this week's 5 nicest things... Yummy fish pie at Bill's in Richmond with Tiff. Ellie Goulding rocking Hammersmith Apollo with Bex & co. My brother staying & catching up with his friends over delicious mixed grill at Tayyabs, Whitechapel. Pampering with a Big Apple Red manicure and pedicure from Mia at Kleo, Richmond. The … Continue reading This week’s 5 nicest things…
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