If someone close to you is about to undergo scoliosis surgery, as someone on the “other side” it can be just as daunting to know how best to prepare and what to expect. For this special blog post, I have teamed up with Sanna – she has recently been in the caretaker role for her […] The post Preparing for Scoliosis Surgery: From a Caretakers Perspective appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Does scoliosis surgery get rid of pain? Preparing for Scoliosis Surgery Post Surgery: Hospital Experience Scoliosis surgery what to bring to hospital ..read more

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.  As I’m currently in the midst (and pain!) of marathon training, I’ve found myself getting into a bit of a pre-run routine when it comes to preparing for a long run, so I thought I’d share on here in case the things I’ve picked up are of use to […] The post Marathon Training: 10 Tips to Prepare for a Long Run appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Half marathon training – 3 weeks to go Half Marathon Training with Scoliosis: Training Diary – 9 weeks to go! My first half marathon: Great Manchester Run Manchester Half Marathon ..read more

This year marks 10 years since I had life-changing surgery on my spine to correct my scoliosis. I had scoliosis surgery on July 29th 2010. I’m fused T3 to L3, which basically means that pretty much my whole spine is fused apart from 3 discs at the bottom. Following my surgery, it took me over a […] The post My 2020 Challenges: Manchester Marathon & Machu Picchu appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: British 10K – 9th July 2017 My Great Wall of China Trek is Tomorrow!!! Manchester Half Marathon My first half marathon: Great Manchester Run ..read more

Happy New Year all! I wanted to reflect back on my 2019 goals and share where I’m at for 2020 (wow!) I’m really proud of everything I achieved in 2019, I managed to run four half marathons, including the Great North Run, which was definitely a highlight of the year. In one of those I […] The post My 2020 Goals appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Parkrun Tourism February Overview: Goals completed…what’s next? Happy New Year – Goals for 2019 :) Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: N = Northwich parkrun ..read more

5 Self Care Tips for Scoliosis Over the past year, I have been living life on full speed, and as a result, have recently made myself pretty ill and run down. This has been very frustrating for me, as I’ve not been able to run or do the things I enjoy for a while. But […] The post 5 Self Care Tips for those with Scoliosis appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: A single 6 months: goal review Running with Scoliosis: My Top Tips Travelling with Scoliosis: My 5 Top Tips 10 tips for Scoliosis Pain Relief ..read more

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” Back in June, I wrote a very personal post about how I was feeling following the end of a toxic relationship. As June is nearly 6 months ago now (and 8 months after said relationship ended), I’m feeling reflective […] The post A single 6 months: What I’ve learnt appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: 1 year later A single 6 months: goal review September Link Up with A Chronic Voice 6 month goal review ..read more

Earlier this year, myself and a few others from my run club decided to take part in the Parkrun alphabet challenge. This is basically a challenge to complete a Parkrun for every letter of the alphabet. I love this idea because not only do we get to try some new Parkruns, which keeps it fun […] The post Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Jersey! appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Parkrun Tourism Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: N = Northwich parkrun A single 6 months: What I’ve learnt February Overview: Goals completed…what’s next ..read more

One of my challenges this year is to start working my way through the Parkrun Alphabet challenge. For me, this is a fun way to try out some new Parkruns, whilst also seeing a bit more of the UK (and world!!) There are quite a few different Parkruns locally to me (within say an hours […] The post Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: N = Northwich parkrun appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Parkrun Tourism Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Jersey! My 2020 Goals My First Park Run: Delamere Forest ..read more

So… you may know from past posts that I’m pretty much addicted to Parkrun. If you haven’t heard of Parkrun, it’s a free weekly timed 5k that happens in parks all over the world at 9am on Saturday mornings. I’ve been going to Parkrun for a couple of years on and off, although last year […] The post Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Parkrun Tourism appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: N = Northwich parkrun Parkrun Alphabet Challenge: Jersey! My 2020 Goals February Overview: Goals completed…what’s next ..read more

Hi everyone, So for my next challenge… I was very lucky enough to secure a place in the ballot of the Great North Run in September! (In Newcastle Upon Tyne) To say I’m excited is an understatement. This is a huge race and a massive event in the running community. Soooo… I need to up […] The post Half Marathon Training with Scoliosis: Training Diary – 9 weeks to go! appeared first on Living with Scoliosis. Related posts: Half marathon training – 3 weeks to go Manchester Half Marathon My first half marathon: Great Manchester Run February Overview: Goals completed…what’s next ..read more