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
Today, the 7th of April, is exactly three months until my next big running challenge and my toughest marathon to date. The new Trail Verbier St Bernard marathon race takes place on Saturday 7th July between Liddes and Verbier, high in the Swiss Alps. With four ascents (the largest two of which are at the beginning … Continue reading One More Mountain To Climb
Just as I've become a bit of a part-time Bearcat Club runner, I've become a part-time blogger... not because I have no love for either, simply that life is busy and other things get in the way. But I need to finish the story that I started at the end of last year with my … Continue reading 4th Time Lucky: From PT to PB
It's been six months since I last blogged... While that might sound more like an introduction at a Bloggers Anonymous gathering, it's true that I've neglected the blog since I ran the Paris Marathon back in April... mainly as I've been preoccupied with summer, work and a building project on my flat. But now that autumn's … Continue reading Sometimes a rest is (personal) best…
Last Sunday I celebrated after my 22 miler - the longest and last of my long runs - was over. Mostly, because it signified the beginning of the taper - time to ease off the training in the last three weeks running up to Paris! But boy was that a mistake to celebrate so early... I woke on … Continue reading The 4 Ps: Taper Tantrums
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?
Week 5 of 16 was about building strength - through some alpine hill-training, and my longest run so far. Here are the highlights as recorded by my Nike Plus app: But the real highlights of my week were a couple of firsts... I participated in my first Parkrun, AND I had my screen debut at BAFTA … Continue reading The 4 Ps: A Week of Firsts
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
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!
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