And to really enjoy the act of slowing down, rather than seeing it as another “project” to measure! Today marks two weeks until the New York Marathon! This weekend, I also completed my longest training run - 18 miles - and now it's time to taper ahead of race day. But as I write this, … Continue reading Time to Taper: Learning to Enjoy Slowing Down
The plan said 14 miles last week and 16 miles this week. And I've had to adapt... These past two weeks, and this one in particular, have been tough and a real test of how much I trust the process and my minimal running programme… and how much I’m prepared to surrender when things are … Continue reading 4 Weeks to go… The Runs I’ve Chosen Not to Do.
Today marks 7 weeks until the New York Marathon, and my 50th birthday, eek! After a little summer break from writing (not intentionally, but work and life got busy), I'm using today's post to reflect on my upcoming marathon challenge and how I'm connecting it back to my why... Earlier this year, I wrote a … Continue reading Running New York – for Dementia awareness
The New York Marathon is now 11 weeks' away and I'm reflecting on the first 5 weeks of my training programme - "the rebuild" stage. Here's what I've achieved and what I've learned: I'm now confidently up to 9 miles on my longest run - building from a 3 mile base. It's not taking over … Continue reading Marathon Training: 5 Key Insights from Weeks 1-5
"It is the time you have spent on your rose that makes your rose so important."- The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I studied Le Petit Prince in French lessons at school and, until this week, I'd completely forgotten the power and simplicity of its message. This week marked the start of my 16-week training … Continue reading The goal isn’t the goal – 16 weeks to go until NYC Marathon!
Last time I wrote about how movement supports (my) mental health and wellbeing. But I haven't always known this... It’s really only over the last 8 years, since founding POINT3 Wellbeing, that the connection between movement and mental health has become truly clear to me. This got me thinking about my motivation to move before … Continue reading My Relationship With Movement: From PBs to Balance
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week - with the theme of Taking Action. I've been delivering a number of POINT3 wellbeing talks on mental health: what it is and isn't, how stress impacts our mental health, and science-backed ways to support it on an ongoing basis. So, I thought I'd share a subject … Continue reading My Mental Health and Movement
This Sunday is the London Marathon, the victory lap for all those who have pounded the pavements since January in preparation. Just thinking about it makes me feel nervous and I’m not even running! But I know what it takes and it’s easier for me to imagine myself in the running shoes of the 35,000 … Continue reading Running from something or towards something?
One of my more recent wellbeing rituals is Yin Yoga. I wrote a little about it in a blog earlier this year, on how I'm moving my body differently. I first came across Yin Yoga two years ago when I moved to Winchester. New Energy Yoga is just a few minutes' walk from where I … Continue reading Stretching the mind as well as the body this spring…
Part Three: Doing Differently... Welcome to part three of my Doubling Down or Doing Differently blog series... For greater context around this series, I recommend reading part one and part two first. In short, I've been documenting what I'm doing to focus on my longevity and vitality health goal, as a nearly 50, perimenopausal woman... … Continue reading Optimising Health for Perimenopausal Women: Key Changes Explained
