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 have beef with headphones. I love music when running. To be honest, one of the main reason’s I took up running in the first place was to get chance to listen to some new music, distraction free. 30 mins to an hour each day to bang out some old jams or discover some new […]
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 […]
I’d never been a massive fan of energy drinks, bars or shakes and my hydration routine had always been a glass of water and then a glass of Vimto (the amber nectar for us Brits) after my run, and it had always worked quite well for me. When I started training for a half marathon […]
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 […]
When I decided I wanted to start running I approached Charlie Dark, founder of London’s Run Dem Crew for advice on what was the best way to go about it, he quickly recommended Park Run. I looked them up online and found that I had a Park Run 20 minutes walk from my home in Crystal […]