As always, I hope that everyone had an amazing weekend, mine was incredibly peaceful but productive. I think the highlight of my weekend was catching up on some much needed sleep.Following a restful Monday – I enjoyed having a longer weekend and chilling out, I treated myself to an extra rest day on Tuesday, completed a 30 minute tempo run in the wind and rain…
I hope that everyone had an awesome weekend. I think the highlight of my weekend was managing to complete a 12 mile run. I’m feeling far too chirpy for a Monday morning because thanks to a lack of direct trains between Birmingham and Oxford last night, I decided to book the day off work.Following an incredibly tiring Monday – heading to bed at midnight on…
**Disclaimer: I’m writing this blog post after getting very limited sleep last night. As a result I’m feeling incredibly tired and grumpy. I’m also a little frustrated because the weather is rubbish. As always all rants and raves and moans and groans represent my own views. Other far less moany and far, far superior running and fitness blogs are available** Rave: Running I don’t want…
As always, I hope that everyone had an amazing weekend. I think the highlights of my weekend were escaping Wallingford on Friday afternoon and completing a really confidence boosting 10 mile long run yesterday morning. It’s just a shame that the weekend only seemed to last about five seconds.Following yet another tiring Monday, a persistent cough and cold meant that I treated myself to an…
I hope that everyone had a great weekend. I think the highlight of my weekend was managing to convince my friend to drive me to Walsall Arboretum parkrun. After struggling to find suitable places to run in the evening in Wallingford, it felt great to be running in the daylight again.Following an incredibly tiring Monday – I’m not convinced I’ve adapted to working in a…
I’m aware that I’m getting predictable, but I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Mine was enjoyable but only seemed to last five seconds. I travelled back home straight from work on Friday afternoon and returned to Wallingford late last night. I haven’t actually seen Wallingford in the daytime yet!Following a slightly stressful Monday, week six of my Cambridge Half training saw me miss…
I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Mine was a little frantic at times. Thanks for all of your tips on dealing with life related stresses. When this post is published, I should be about an hour into my new job. I’ve decided to include some of my favourite photos of Four Oaks to remind me of home.Following a slightly stressful return trip to…
I hope that everyone had a great weekend. I’m feeling a little stressed out at the moment because this time next week, I’ll be starting my new job.Following an incredibly restful New Year’s Day, week four of my Cambridge Half Marathon training saw me complete a rather challenging and not very ‘easy’ run lasting 40 minutes during Storm Eleanor, a 30 tempo run with incredibly…
Firstly, I’d like to wish you all a slightly belated Happy New Year. Here’s to an injury and niggle free 2018. I’m aware that some people are getting slightly fed up with all the #NewYearNewYou posts circulating on social media. Hopefully, my running goals don’t bore you all to tears. I’ve already reviewed 2017 or the year of the DNS in quite a lot of detail.…
I hope that everyone had an amazing evening. For some reason, I decided to complete my six mile run just before midnight. I’m feeling shattered this morning. I hope that everyone has a healthy, happy, injury free and PB-tastic 2018.Following a rather lazy but incredibly calorific Christmas Day, the third week of my Cambridge Half training saw me complete an easy 30 minute run on…
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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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