The Scottish Half Marathon (in one of my favourite places, Edinburgh) was a great opportunity to fit one more half in as my first year running was drawing to a close. I’ve been to Edinburgh many times, mainly to go and watch rugby and have a wee few drams. They are usually messy affairs with […]
I mean, I’ve quit the ciggies. Lost the weight. Got the medals which have made up for the sore legs. But I’m still doing it? So unless I’m simply a glutton for punishment, it must have had, and be having, some other effect. Been doing some other sort of good? Right?
THE EVENT Here in New York, and probably amongst most of our global PavementBound community – spanning London, Manchester, Amsterdam and beyond – it’s safe to say that we tend to reside in the bubble of directional, product-led, trend-defining product that Nike has created for us. That’s just the way it is. Usually there isn’t […]
There are no zombies in this story, and it’s not the end of the world, but something momentous did happen exactly 28 days ago. Nearing the end of my journey through the AdventRunning challenge I was starting to find it particularly tough, especially knowing I was going back home for Christmas and would need to switch […]
June 2014. Half way through the year. After the achievement of setting a PB in the Wimbledon Half it was time to take on the Hackney Half Marathon, the spiritual home of the world famous Run Dem Crew. With the sheer amount of crew love (both runners and cheerers) around the course I had lofty hopes […]
“Smiling from start to finish and taking in all the energy from the local support – Brooklyn Columbia Street and #cheerdem support at mile 21 was real. Thank you to everyone as it was a nippy day out but the sun was still shining for us. 4 hours #pavementbound listened to my body all the […]
Whether it’s a 5K, Half Marathon or an Ultra, the thought of the distance can really mess with your head. I have a big goal of my own at the minute, I’m training for my first Ultra Marathon. As I started this week I realized that I have three months and no real training behind […]
I tend to run on my own a lot of the time, partly because it’s time where I can just go out and de-stress, plot plans or work things out in my head and partly because I’m a pretty slow runner and don’t like the pressure of having to run faster or the guilt of […]
After the highs of completing my first half marathon in Berlin it was time to do a half closer to home, the Wimbledon Half Marathon in leafy South West London One thing that has surprised me since I’ve started competing is how expensive some races are to enter, so I decided to do some research into […]
For years holidays for me have been about rest and relaxation along with plenty of good food and the occasional alcoholic beverage, ok occasional is a lie! Now holiday running is also a major part of my travels and my running gear is often the first things packed. This Christmas I was very lucky to […]