If you’d told me two years ago that I’d run a half marathon, and get a place for London Marathon, I would have laughed! I’ve always toyed with the idea of running, but just thought I couldn’t. In school I did cross country, and ran 5,000 metres at sports day, but when I left school,…
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Cardiff Half Marathon 2018
Read moreLast year I completed the Cardiff Half Marathon for the first time. Despite being injured during training, I recovered pretty well and completed it in 2 hours 29 minutes and 3 seconds. My original target was 2 hours 15 minutes, but after injury, I changed my target to 2 hours 30 minutes, and I was…
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Cardiff Half Marathon/London Marathon Training
Read moreI haven’t been able to run properly for around 5 to 6 weeks now. Unfortunately a few weeks back, I injured my leg and have been trying to my best (despite the odd ‘test’ run) to rest. Being injured is very frustrating, even more so when you’re training for an event. On October 7th, I’ll…
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But doc, can I still run?
Read moreOh the frustration of being a runner, or any sportswoman or man for that matter, is when you’re injured. This is made even more frustrating when everywhere you go, everyone appears to be doing the sport you’re currently unable to do! In my case, running! Whilst training for my first half marathon last year I…
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London Marathon Training Update
Read moreIt dawned on me a few weeks ago that I’ve been so focused on fundraising for the London Marathon 2019 for my charity, WellChild, that I haven’t actually written an update on how my training is going. Whilst I written plenty of posts about how fundraising going, read my latest post here, I thought I’d…
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I Completed the Cardiff Half Marathon!
Read moreI can’t believe I’m actually writing these words, let alone saying them out loud! On Sunday, October 1st 2017, I completed my first half marathon! When I first started taking running seriously, I never would have imagined that I could ever complete a half marathon. My goal was to just to be able to run…
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Fun-filled Half-Term Ideas to Keep Kids Busy
Read moreWith half term almost upon us, parents are getting panicky about what to do during the break. I’m sure we’d all love to just stay home, build blanket dens and eat pizza all week, but unfortunately, employers aren’t so liberal when it comes to doling out week-long holidays. So what to do with the kids? …
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Parents Half Term Survival Guide
Read moreWith half time looming it’s a time when many parents start to wonder how they can keep their children entertained. With play groups closed for the week and many soft-play centers hiking their prices up for half-term Attraction Tix have put together this handy guide of things to do with kids in the school holidays. Why…