Oh marathon – beloved chocolate treat, Grecian holiday destination… And, of course, that little run a few people do every now and then. Or to put it another way, the staggering 26.2 miles thousands use to test their running mettle year in, year out. And before anyway starts, yes you probably saw or heard me… Read More Marathon? The chocolate bar?
Having taken part in Lichfield 10K at the beginning of my running career, it felt fitting to give it another bash now that I’m a bit more practiced, and of course because it’s a beautiful run in my home city! The set up is pretty impressive: Lichfield Running Club are in the driving (running?) seat,… Read More Race Review: Lichfield 10K 2019
Sports bras confusing you? You’re not alone: between your impacts, your rules about how tight they should be and how far down/up sizes you should go, it’s a minefield out there. Here’s what I’ve learned about supporting yourself (!) when you run to keep your physical health at its peak…… Read More The breast kind of support
The inaugural Salcey Forest (Northamptonshire) 5 and 10K race took place on Sunday 14th July and was a special event for the Reluctant Runner family – it was my dad’s first 10K, my sister’s first 5K medal and my fiancé was first in the 10K! Me? I just did what I normally do – plodded… Read More Race Review: Salcey Forest 10K
The Black Country Half Marathon has been on my calendar since the 10 mile Cathedral to Castle race, sitting there as my next big challenge: it represented the longest I would be running in time and distance, so it’s fair to say I was pretty nervous. The BCHM appealed in a couple of key areas:… Read More Race Review: Black Country Half Marathon
Having been at this running malarkey for just over a year, I have officially been through a seasonal cycle as a runner, and there’s sometimes been nothing tougher to contend with. Take this weekend – glorious weather, beautiful sunshine…and temperatures reaching up to 35c. Beautiful, right? Runners may not agree! At Park Run yesterday I… Read More Weathering it all!
Yup, we’ve all been there: smacking into a metaphorical brick wall at 100mph and being knocked out by the sheer force of it. We might see it coming or it might be a total surprise, but it’s there and it’s a battle to get past the damn thing, not least because it’s no regular wall.… Read More Hitting the Wall
