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My key philosophy of life...age is just a number, there are more than 24 hours in a day, you are capable of way more than you imagine. It's time for a 50 in 50 challenge, 50 things I've never done before by November 9th 2018! Running is just one passion, you don't stop doing what you love because you get old, you get old because you stop doing what you love!

• London Marathon – I’m in !

  By justinesq on October 5, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  As the old adage goes, ‘be careful what you wish for’ and guess what? I’m running the Virgin London Marathon 2015. I’m blogging about it now but I’ve known for a few weeks. I was so desperate to run it, I… Read More ›

• Woo hoo, under the 2…..The Robin Hood Half Marathon 2014

  By justinesq on September 30, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  I’m nothing but persistent and I hate to fail a goal I set for myself. This year has been good, I’ve had a PB at every distance and I badly wanted a sub 2 hour half marathon. I was so… Read More ›

• Wildlife Traumas – and I’ve never yet hit the trails!

  By justinesq on September 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I’m a city girl really, pounding pavements and the odd meander into the local ‘country parks’ is multi terrain enough for me. I felt brave this week as the running club forced my feet into the local green belt as… Read More ›

• Torrential rain, nose bleeds and a DCA (Dog of a Certain Age!)

  By justinesq on September 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  So I knew the path from too much beer to a 5 week half marathon PB plan might not be an easy one and I was so right. The starting point was commendably good. I ripped out the plan I’d… Read More ›

• Where you been fatso?

  By justinesq on August 25, 2014 • ( 5 )

  …..is I’m sure a thought from anyone following my blog that I promised myself I’d write once a week. In a rather unexpectedly hectic period where an urgent and manic DIY frenzy (the perils of my ‘landlords’ hat) was required… Read More ›

• The hot green gherkin

  By justinesq on July 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I’m British, I don’t do heat well and advancing years don’t really improve my tolerance towards it either. Nevertheless, I am British, I stoically battle on in the face of adversity. Wow, mid twenty degree heat and above, my US… Read More ›

• Race photographers – stay away from me

  By justinesq on July 9, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  The race photographer is a cunning breed, they lurk, like paps round corners and in the shrubbery. You feel relieved when you spot one, you can quickly pull out that well practised drill…..head up, stomach in, make it look easy… Read More ›

• Hey, it’s OK beyond the comfort zone

  By justinesq on July 8, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  So I can’t say I wasn’t a touch worried about the final two races in the Holme Pierrepoint Grand Prix. Race 3 was the shortest and my most feared, the 5km. Ironically, it was always going to be a PB…. Read More ›

• Leaping beyond my comfort zone

  By justinesq on June 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Now all you runners know the inspirational poster “nothing good or bad ever happens in the comfort zone”. Well I can now with confidence say that if you stride monumentally beyond the safe haven of your comfort zone it’s a… Read More ›

• Mud Runners – water, weeds…..Why??

  By justinesq on June 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  In my newly tested role as an enthusiastic observer, I couldn’t resist a 4 mile training run ready for an event next week that just happened to finish at the start line of the ‘X-Runner’ at the National Watersports Centre. 3,000 people… Read More ›