So after hearing the radio ads, sponsoring at least 3 people every year for what seems like forever and wanting to support so many good friends, I finally did something completely alien. I went to support and not partake in… Read More ›
Ladies of a Certain Age Running (LCA)
The running and other adventures of a Lady of a Certain Age (over 40)
10 miles, it’s the new 10km
So, two Wednesdays have passed and to cheer myself along on what many people call ‘hump day’ ( all downhill to the weekend once Wednesday is out the way!), I’ve ran 10 miles after work. Now all you marathoners and… Read More ›
Describe Your Body in One Word
Its so tragic we are more hung up with our body image and not with what we achieve.
Sun, run and cocktails
Heatwave ! I’d forgotten how much I don’t like running when it’s hot. Now to put that into context for any non British readers of this blog, we Brits start getting excited about the sun the second the thermometer hits… Read More ›
Time to trim your bush!
No, not those pre holiday waxing essentials, save that for August. I’m talking about your garden shrubbery, your boundary foliage, the leafy overgrowth along the curtilage of your property. This week I’ve been out doggedly dodging the downpours, keeping those… Read More ›
How do you milk an almond?
So I have a baking head on, not ideal as a runner! Last time that happened was only a couple of weeks ago. It could be a mid-life crisis or could probably be due to the endless talk about the… Read More ›
Jimmy Choo’s? No, running shoes !
I remember buying my daughter yellow, Tellytubbies Wellington’s when she was 2. She was so excited to have them she wouldn’t take them off. She wore them round the house, ate tea in them, almost walked into things because she… Read More ›
Feeling Brave – ran with a club
OK so I’ve toyed with the idea of going out with a running club for ages. I keep reading evangelical stories in my running magazine and I need to change up my Monday night routine now the summer evenings are… Read More ›
My piriformis – the ‘butt’ of many jokes
So I finally regain my running mojo back in the UK with a spring run, blossom falling from cherry trees like snow. OK, cut the romance, my damn piriformis continues to play up. This has been a problem since training… Read More ›
The joys of holiday running…..and the UK running blues
I only discovered the joy of running on holiday a couple of years ago when I bravely took my trainers to France. Since then I’m addicted and much braver. I accept that some countries are just too hot and too… Read More ›
LCAruns - The 50 Files 