Monthly Archive: June, 2014

I love reformer pilates and wish I was rich so I could go all the time

Reformers look like torture machines and I guess, in a way, they are. I think there’s a tendency to think that pilates is girly (and, by stereotypical definition, easy) but let me tell… Continue reading

FREE ONE MILE RACE ALERT

A mile is a classic distance, but how many of us have actually raced it? Well, now is your chance. There’s still time to register for the absolutely 100% FREE Amba Hotels City… Continue reading

100kms - Four Weeks To Go!

In less than four weeks I’ll be taking on my first ultra - 100km at Race to the Stones with the RTTS100 North Face team of ladies. How am I feeling? Hideously underprepared.… Continue reading

Shoe Week: Hall of Fame

The Nike Lunarglide was my first proper running shoe. My family clubbed together a bought me a pair of Nike iD Lunarglide 3s in my favourite nautical colours. They took me through my… Continue reading

Shoe Week: Nike Free Bionic

Training shoes. Are they necessary? This is my only pair of training specific shoes - previously I’ve only had running shoes and have done my other training (weights etc.) in those. I found… Continue reading

Shoe Week: Saucony Kinvara 5 v Saucony Jazz

I have heard a lot about the Saucony Kinvara. It’s pretty much a cult shoe. Adoring fans, worldwide, who just cannot get enough of the Kinvara. I know that a lot of Kinvara… Continue reading

Shoe Week: Nike Free iD

Nike Frees are absolute classics. I got my first pair in 2011 after winning a running photo competition at the Stratford Nike Run Club and loved how light and flexible they were, and… Continue reading

Shoe Week: Adidas Boost

I have been testing out lots of cool interesting running shoes recently and haven’t had a chance to blog about any of them. So, I am going to dedicate a whole week on… Continue reading

The Bupa 10k

I have a confession. A week ago I ran the Bupa 10k and I really struggled. I really struggled because I hadn’t eaten enough. I hadn’t been eating enough all week. And trying… Continue reading