Last week was a tough week. It started with the realisation that I had actually mis-read my training plan and jumped a head a week the week before. So my 12km run was actually supposed to be a 10k! Oops! At least I actually did it though! After writing my last blog post I joined the gym I teach at so that I can do some hill training and not have to worry about where I am going to find the hills to practise running up! (Peterborough is pretty flat for those of you who have nev

I have ten weeks until the Great North Run on Sept 13th... I swore to myself weeks ago that I would start a blog tracking my running journey, yet like many things this has not materialised until now. My training hasn't been going as well as I wanted, or expected it to if I'm to be entirely honest. It's been tough - or rather I have been tough on myself I guess - part of me thinks I'm too old to be doing this, I'm not the 26-year-old long distance runner I used to be, it's nev

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” Brene Brown, “Daring Greatly” As kids we were (most probably) taught that speaking the truth was good, and not speaking the truth, i.e. telling lies was bad and would be punished accordingly. It was maybe a bit more clear cut back then – when you said you’d done your homework so you’d be allowed out with your friends you knew deep down if you had