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 ›
Ladies of a Certain Age Running (LCA)
The running and other adventures of a Lady of a Certain Age (over 40)
Wildlife Traumas – and I’ve never yet hit the trails!
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!)
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?
…..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
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
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
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
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??
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 ›
‘Affiliated’ …..sounds good, just took 5 years
So I did the deed, joined the groovy gang, took the advice of two years worth of Womens’ Running magazine and finally took the plunge and joined Holme Pierpoint Running Club. It’s over a month since I risked all and… Read More ›
LCAruns - The 50 Files 