I tried these Energy Bytes for the first time in December 2023. As part of my fuelling plan whether it’s a road race or trail run, I like to carry a variety of gels, sweets and real food so that I can have a choice of fuel during the run. My usual go to sweets are your typical haribos or jelly beans. The main purpose of fuelling is to consume something that will give your body the energy it needs as you deplete in it, the longer the run goes on. Hearing about Energy Bytes and its benefits, I wanted to see if it actually works. There are many things out there with so many claims and with s ..read more

I hope sharing this journey will inspire others and highlight the diversity and strength within the running community. The aim of this is about highlighting stories of women breaking barriers, overcoming challenges, and pushing their limits while promoting inclusivity and empowerment. By sharing these narratives, the goal is to foster a more inclusive community and bring a sense of ‘belonging’ within the running world and beyond. “If you don’t separate yourself from your distractions, your distractions will separate you from your goals and the life you want” This is the story of six women wh ..read more

Learn from yesterday Live for today Hope for tomorrow  Wishing you the best! ? Happy New Year ? I am not one for setting resolutions. However I continue to strive to do and be better ?. Most importantly for me is to enjoy what I do, look after my health and try out new things. Week 1: 1st – 7th January New Years Days run 10km with ‘the huns’ named by Gloria, organised by Gloria. No better way to start off the new year than an amazing relaxed social run with beautiful people. It was a rest day but I was happy to do a local social run with a lovely bunch. A lovely route starting ..read more

It's been a while... Thank you for joining me on this blogging journey again. I appreciate you. So you may have heard that I am part of an amazing group of women called London Sole Sisters. A collective looking to break down those barriers that still exist in sports participation especially for the under-represented group. We want to share our journey whilst inspiring our generation of 40 plus that age shouldn't be a barrier. Just do you and enjoy movement in any form. It wasn't difficult to say yes to this challenge when asked by Gloria. I had heard of it and know the journey all too well o ..read more

In this blog post, I share my journey overcoming obstacles, the moment I thought ‘Should I quit?’ and why I kept going. My journey started from London Paddington to Swindon. But you could argue that it started when I booked the race in December 2021 ?. I had a lovely catch up with Alice before I boarded my train.  This was a race that we planned to do together in 2022 but it just wasn't meant to be. All is not lost as it allowed us to have our own experience with two completely differently journeys. ✨️  I booked into Campanile Hotel in Swindon which is about 30 mins from RTTS fi ..read more

Myoset Final part of this journey of rehab to running my first ultra. This is Part 3 and looks at my journey through January to March 25th 2023. In January I had my rehab exercises updated and included the following: I continued to use the gym to cross and strenght train and then either did the rehab exercises at home or in the gym.   My training plans were uploaded to Training Peaks app weekly by my coach and I stuck to the plans as much as possible. I added comments after every run to the session via app and I received weekly feedback via training peaks and whatsapp ..read more

Hope you enjoyed reading Part 1 of my journey to my first ultra. If you haven't read it,  I would suggest you go back and have a read so that it all makes sense. This is Part 2 of that journey from September 2022 - December 2022 So I ran The Big Half on 4th September using the run/walk interval of 3/1. I couldn't have asked for a better race. The method worked really well in the sense of not putting too much pressure on my knee and eleviating fatigue. If you want to find out more about the benefits of interval running, please read my blog post - Does interval running really l ..read more

Welcome and thank you for checking out my rehab journey to running my first Ultra. This is Part 1 of that journey from May 2022 - August 2022 My last long run happened on 13th May in Oxford whilst Alice and I were supported to recce (to become familiar with the area) part of the Race to the Stones route which I was planning to run in July 2022. A beautiful run, the weather was glorious. Being out on the trails is what I love the most.  However, the pain in my left knee was too much. I pushed through as much as I could but we called it quits after around 24km. I am surprised I ..read more

*XC - short for Cross Country  Who would have thought that I would be running XC much less completing a whole season?! When I wanted to get into trail running, XC and being part of a team was never in the plan. But why not?! Well because when I watched XC videos everyone and I mean EVERYONE looked like they were running at 100mph. Honestly, that is probably the main reason why joining a team never crossed my mind. But with reading and researching lots (I do love to research everything before I make my move), it came to light that actually it wasn't all about speed. There is much more ..read more

- What is cross country running? Cross Country running may sometimes be abbreviated as XC as you will see on this page. XC is an event in which individuals and teams run off-road on a variety of terrains which can include single track, undulating, grass, river-crossing, mud, woodlands, flat ground etc. XC is for all abilities. In the same field you’ll find elites, complete newcomers, veterans and juniors. No medals are awarded as you cross the finish lines, instead team scoring is based on the finishing positions in each race of the series. Information on England Athletics websit ..read more