December 15th dawned and Hogan and I were up bright and early to take on race day nutrition in preparation for the Thetford Trail 10km canicross in Suffolk. At around an hour and 20 minute drive away I was hoping this event would be worth the effort and since the area is beautiful with some amazing forestry, I was confident this would be the case. (Race Link https://www.inspireraces.co.uk/thetford-trails-10k-1) While the event would take us much less than an hour to run and therefore added nutrition shouldn’t be much of a concern, we would both be working hard and given my inability to hold on ..read more

I can’t tell you how happy I am you came back to read on, so thank you lol! I know this blog may not appeal to everyone as its really here to document the considerations I have had when changing from one sport to another but for some of you it should still be relevant even if you are new to walking your dog or want to have new ideas to make it more interesting or would just like to ramp up your fitness - the right kit can really make a difference.    Its lovely to have a platform to share some experiences and hopefully inspire you to brave the elements and get out and about with your furry fri ..read more

  It’s September 2017 and the boy wonder aka Hogan, and I, accompanied by my ‘ever tolerant of my sporting madness’ family, have arrived at mummy’s ‘fun’ event of the year.   For them, this usually means hours of hanging around in the cold, searching for something remotely edible to eat, interspersed with the cute sound of “daddy – is mummy finishing soon’. Given both children are avid sporting legends to be, I am content that my madness is justified as – ‘leading by positive example’ and anyway, it clearly hasn’t put them off!   So here we are at the Muddy Dog Challenge – a charity run/obsta ..read more