In the words of Ronan Keating "Life is a roller coaster, you just gotta ride it" (don't laugh it is a great song), well running seems to be a very long and sometimes enormously steep one at that. After an amazing experience at the World Champs in August I felt like my bubble burst and [...]
The training in Font Romeu had gone well I was in one piece and really excited about competing in the World Champs in Moscow. It was time to meet the rest of the team in Sant Cugat near Barcelona which was the base for our official holding camp. I arrived on the first day with [...]
Just a few photos from my Moscow experience. Blog to follow shortly.....
After a successful training camp in Font Romeu in April I was looking forward to some track races before getting down to some marathon training in preparation for Moscow. I have raced very sparingly this year so I was definitely a little race rusty when I hit the track at the Manchester BMC at the [...]
I am so excited that I've finally made my first major summer Championships. It is not only the best reward for the hard work but a chance to give something back to all those that continue to support and believe in you when the chips are down. Without meaning to sound soppy I owe a [...]
So it was back to Berlin last Sunday for a run out over the Half Marathon distance, it was here I made my debut over the distance in 2011. I was hoping to eclipse my PB set two years ago although when I landed in snowy conditions on Friday I wasn't filled with much hope. [...]
It has been a while but I finally have something to shout about - another medal at the National XC, this time silver! My last competitive outing was over the marathon distance in September in Berlin. Whilst I was really pleased to run a good time I felt like I had a grey cloud hanging [...]
