Oh my goodness today I felt the same as I look in this picture! not knackered I have just lost the will to live during one of my many long runs I have to do on a weekly basis. I'm sure everyone gets to this stage in training where quite...
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...
It’s been all systems go over the past month or so with yet more planning for my run across America. I’m still waking up in the early hours of the morning in a complete panic with everything that still needs to be sorted, but I’m getting there with the help...
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...