Travelling by foot is my favourite mode of transport for short journeys. In previous lives and jobs I would happily walk between two and five miles to and from the office, as long as I could get some caffeine on the way. It always gave me a little natural break in the day, as well …
So I did it, I only went and ran a bloody half marathon! On 13th September I ran the Great North Run, the largest half marathon in the world. What better place to experience my first half? Pre-race The race starts in Newcastle city centre and goes all way out (13.1 miles, obviously) to South …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN7lt0CYwHg&w=560&h=315] Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or don’t live in the UK, sorry – you’ll probably have seen the advert for the new Sports England campaign #thisgirlcan (if not you can watch it above). Personally I can’t stop watching it, and it still gives me goosebumps every time I do. It’s …
Last month I turned 30 (get out the balloons!) It’s one of those milestone birthdays that makes you stop and have a think about your life; what you’ve achieved and what you thought you’d have achieved. It can be easy to use that as a negative thing, like “oh my god I’m not a brain …