Add a little sparkle to everyday
So, London Marathon. You were hot and pretty bloody emotional. This post is going to be more on the race, I will do a seperate one on the expo, my weekend in London and all the surprises (friends turning up) along the way. Sunday morning, 6am, I was wide awake. Decided just to get up,
This is it. In two weeks it will all be over. Time for taper. 5 months of training, 570+ Miles this year, countless hours of yoga, mobility and strength work. To say I am nervous, scared and excited all in one is definitely an under statement. Countless people keep commenting on how well I’ve been
If there is one thing I have learnt this marathon training cycle, apart from how much I hate this long winter, it's the importance of mobility and having mobility tools. Disclaimer, I hate stretching and doing all of the mobility work. I would much rather just spend that extra 20-30 minutes a day running. Since
Not to sound like moaning Myrtle but marathon training was going really really well. I finally felt confident, had seen the last 10 weeks of effort really pay off. In the form of a PB at the Run with the Wind Half Marathon in Stratheven. Then we got hit with the #BeastFromTheEast which led to
8 weeks of marathon training complete. Definitely seen all the weather; snow, ice, wind and rain. Not sure which is my least favourite. Although if you are out in howling wind you wish it was rain or anything but the weather you are having. Saying that ice really isn’t nice. After a fall in marcothon