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Over the last few weeks I have had a few panic attacks about my run across America that kicks off on the 7th September - just over 2 months. Sometimes they are during a training session but mostly I wake up during the night worrying about things that on the...

Training is now picking up - albeit at a slow/steady pace, but it’s a total joy to be outside running, even if it’s pouring down with rain outside! A few weeks ago I had my final rehab session with the Sports Science Department at Kent University where the marvellous Deana gave...

Welcome to 2017 this is going to be a marvellous year, I turn 55 and all going well in September I will be running across America. 2016 wasn't exactly the best year for me in terms of running but on the positive side it has given my joints a proper rest...

Becky & I on the return leg of the Spartathlon 2015 I'm absolutely loving being able to finally train outside, even if it is on a bike! But I don't care, the feeling of being outdoors rather than stuck in a gym is the best feeling in the world. Rehab continues to...

Practicing our Yoga moves!! The last few weeks have been a real emotional rollercoaster.  Trying to get back up and running and things not exactly going to plan made me feel as though I had the weight of a mountain on my shoulders.  Each night I wake up in the early...

"The Road is Long, With many a winding turn that leads us to who knows where" Over the past 13 weeks I have been on a long slow road to recovery, but my focus has always remained the same - to run across America in 2017. Having been given the green light by...

Exciting news!!  I saw my surgeon today who was very happy with my knee and said he was incredibly impressed with how it looked and had healed - so I bravely asked the question "can I start running again" (my appointment was at 8.40am and I had arrived in my...

A week ago today I went under the knife to have a lateral meniscal tear shaved on my right knee, a terrifying step but one that in my opinion needed to be done. I had spent 6 weeks using my foam roller, cross training and strengthening the muscles to support my...

It has taken me a long time to sit down and write this blog, I have struggled to come up with anything that was positive about my training and how I was feeling so thought it best not to write anything. Having dusted myself down, sorted myself out I’m now able...