5 things I have noticed about being a back of the pack runner.

When I started running I was pretty slow… This was to be expected from someone who was over 26 stone and had not run much before. This meant that for the first few (read many) races that I participated in, I was at the back of the pack for the majority of the time. As...

Dealing with that tummy rumble when running

This might be one of my more light-hearted posts (see my post about falling over when out on a run) But since I have been a runner I have noticed one thing all of these years, how hard it is to judge what the dreaded tummy rumble means mid-run… You may or may not know...

5 reasons to run the London Marathon (from past participants)

Last week I chatted away about a few of the reasons why I was unsure if I would ever run the London marathon, for a read as to my reasons check it here. But today I want to deviate a tad from last weeks post as I considered the fact that maybe I was being...

Why I am not sure I ever want to run the London Marathon

I know, a really weird thing to say right? Everyone knows the London marathon and every single year I get asked if I am going to try and run it and every year I say ‘maybe’ when I really know I won’t and lately I have had it in my head that I actually don’t...

9 aims for October

Hello! I am not one usually to write monthly goals, but I feel like putting a little pressure on myself every so often on some things is a good thing. For me it means I will get it done! Maybe last minute, but I will do it! So here are 9 things I aim to...

Weight loss Journey: The 5 ways I am going to lose weight

Hello! In my last post I chatted about my anger about regaining weight that I had worked very hard on losing. I promised that I would get my arse into gear ad here we are. The first day! (Well actually day 3 as I started some of this on Friday) What am I going to...

5 things I wish I had known before I started running

Hello! Today I want to natter about things I wish I had known before I started running. So if you haven't run before and want to here are a couple of my tips. Next week I will have some assistance from other runners on what they would have told themselves when they first started out. But...

My thoughts on the Belfast City Marathon changes for 2019

If you have read this blog a few times you will already know that I dabble in some running. The race I have run the most and had some serious emotional times at has been the Belfast marathon. It is my home marathon and as such, I have always felt duty-bound to run it, and...