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24th November 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 12: the end?

As always, I hope that whoever takes the time to read my latest training and life update had an amazing weekend. I can’t believe that weekend is rapidly coming to and end and that December is rapidly approaching. My weekend highlights included finally becoming a member of the parkrun volunteer 25 club. I also managed to buy Christmas presents for some of my more hard…

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19th November 2019

Lose Weight While Eating What You Want: 5 Easy Tips!

Good morning, I’ve got a collaborative post for you today with some tips for losing weight while eating what you want. If you’ve read some of my most recent what I’d describe as non-running related posts, you may have noticed that I’ve been trying to eat more healthily and to lose weight. Since the beginning of the year, my food choices haven’t been as healthy…

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18th November 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 11

Good morning – if I’ve finally resolved my scheduling related issues – and happy(?) Monday. I hope that whoever reads my latest training update had an amazing weekend. Although not volunteering at my local parkrun felt strange, I still had a reasonably enjoyable weekend. After receiving some what can only be described as negative feedback, I briefly debated publishing this post. Apparently my blogs are…

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15th November 2019

What You Should Know About Running after Serious Injuries

Guest post written by Kevin Jones. I have a guest post for you today written by Kevin Jones. I hope you find it interesting. Relished by many as an enjoyable exercise, running has become a popular hobby over the years and continues to increase in participation as time goes on. Not only has running been shown to be helpful in improving different realms of physical…

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10th November 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 10

Good evening, I hope that whoever reads my latest training and life update has had an amazing weekend. I can’t believe it’s almost Monday again 🙁 My weekend highlights included yet more parkrun volunteering, lunch at Bistrot Pierre and a home-cooked Sunday lunch. I also treated myself to some ‘normal’ clothes as I realised my wardrobe was 80% running clothes and only 20% normal clothes.…

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4th November 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 9

Good morning – if I’ve managed to schedule this post – and as always, I hope that everyone who reads this had an amazing weekend. I’m sure people will be relieved that this blog has returned to normal as I didn’t spend the week eating out most evenings. My weekend highlights included a spot of soggy parkrun volunteering, a successful shopping trip and some much-needed…

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30th October 2019

Proviz REFLECT360 Women’s Running Gilet review & discount code

**The lovely people at Proviz have very kindly provided me with a discount code to share with my blog readers. For 20% off all orders, please enter phd20 and click ‘apply’ when you’ve added everything you want to purchase to your Shopping Basket. The discount should then be displayed** Regular readers of this blog will know that I complete most of my training runs when it’s dark. Like most runners, I…

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28th October 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 8

As always, I hope that whoever takes the time to read this weekly training and life update had an amazing weekend. I hope some people read this blog, sometimes I feel like only my family read these updates. I’m not a food blogger, so I feel that I need to apologise in advance for all of the food references and photos in this blog. My…

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21st October 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 7

As always, I hope that whoever takes the time to read my latest blogging masterpiece had an amazing weekend. If you didn’t, I hope that next weekend is a little more positive. I can’t believe it’s Monday again, at least I’m not in the office as I’m heading up to Leeds later. My weekend highlights included drinks in Birmingham after work on Friday evening, an…

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14th October 2019

Couch to Half Marathon training Week 6

As always, I hope that whoever reads this had an amazing weekend and thanks to a slightly farcical start to the working week; Monday. I had another relatively quiet weekend as I’m still not feeling great. Thanks to everyone who shared updates from Chicago; I’ve decided that if I attempt one more marathon it will be Chicago. My weekend highlights included a spot of parkrun…

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Hi I'm Emma. A 46 year old Brummie who loves running. I'm a runner, medal collector, race number hoarder, and hydrologist. Join me as I try out new things and take on new running challenges.

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