I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill it calls to me to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars! Sometimes running is about knowing when not to run. For our second weekend in the Bay Area, Mr Duff and I had signed up for the Healdsburg Half Marathon. … Continue reading San Francisco Chronicles 3 – Wine Country DNS
The other reason we flew out on a Friday, and also the reason we were both taking it easy at parkrun, was because on Sunday we were due to run the Bridge to Bridge 5k from the Ferry Building to the Marina. Again, I had missed out on this race two years ago because of … Continue reading San Francisco Chronicles Part 2 – Bridge to Bridge 5k
“Born and raised in San Francisco, the Pride of the Bear Flag state My heart knows it’s coming home, when I cross the Golden Gate” Well, not quite ‘born and raised in San Francisco’, but the rest of this quote holds true. When we met, one of the things Mr. Duff and I found we … Continue reading San Francisco Chronicles Part 1 – Parkrun!
It was the Ealing Half Marathon yesterday. The Ealing Half Marathon is not just any old half, and I’m not just saying that because of the Eagles connection. It’s not an Eagles race, but the wonderful organising team are Eagles, a lot of the volunteers are Eagles, and it’s by far the biggest race in … Continue reading Flying High with the Ealing Feeling
It's probably fairly obvious from the length of my posts that I am not often speechless, but I was staggered yesterday when I found out that a very kind someone has nominated my blog for an award at the 2017 Running Awards. The Running Awards are an independent set of honours for everything to do … Continue reading 2017 Running Awards Nomination
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a runner in possession of working legs and a Garmin must be in want of a new PB. Or is it? On Saturday I had parkrun down as a ‘go for it’ session, one of those rare days during marathon training where I get coach approved licence to … Continue reading #todaysbest
I mentioned a while ago that I was looking for some Ronhill Aspiration type shorts in red for the London Marathon. I want to be kitted out in colours which match the charity I am running for, Coram. I was looking for this particular type of shorts because I didn’t like the idea of the … Continue reading Mind the Thigh Gap – Running & Body Image
Last Saturday I laughed at my physio. He was asking how many days off running I would take after my ‘marathon’ on Sunday. In between reminding him several times that it was a half marathon, not a marathon (he’s a cricketer, not a runner. Can’t get the staff) I confidently reassured him that I would … Continue reading Persistently Positive
I read a post in the week where the writer mentioned that they wished they could run with other people. I'm not sure why they can't (I'm sure they have their reasons), but I agree that running with other people can make a world of difference. It happens that today is exactly a year since … Continue reading In The Club
I like the Chilli Peppers. I really like Offspring. But I have love on a very deep level for Green Day. I’ve been overthinking my running a lot lately – all the focus has been on the technicalities; pace, cadence, breathing, strength, rest, physio, nutrition, kit….and the list goes on and on. I had no … Continue reading Punkrun
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