After getting married in September after almost six years together, we finally spent Christmas together and flew off on our honeymoon on Christmas Eve morning. Nige and I have always spent Christmas with our own… View Post
A few years ago I took part in the running streak called Advent Running – running everyday of Advent for at least 25 minutes or 5km – but I found that towards the end of… View Post
So, you’ve got a place at New York Marathon? Heading to NYC over the festive period? Steph has it all for you – What’s the first thing I planned? The food! Eat The Sutton Inn… View Post
After a heavy weekend in the Peak District I went on full recovery mode last week and tried my best to look after myself. I scheduled in lots of rest, yoga, good food and easy… View Post
No one wants to read about every step of a 62 mile race but I learnt a good few lessons running my first back-to-back ultramarathon that I hope will be useful to some. The photo… View Post
If you’re a regular around here you’ll know one of my favourite distances to race is a 50km trail. There’s something just a little special about those few miles over marathon distance that give me… View Post
One of the standout dishes on our vegetarian wedding reception menu was Val’s lentil and cashew loaf. It went down a treat with our guests before an evening of ceilidh dancing! The following week, Mum made… View Post
A few weeks back, on Friday at midnight my team mate set off running in the dark from Kincardine. He was one of 12 teams, teams of 6 solo runners, running 116.5 miles in total… View Post
Running became a strong theme throughout our wedding – it made appearances in our ceremony, speeches, table plan and even footwear – so it only felt right to honour that, do what we love to… View Post
Thoughts from Stephanie’s Berlin and a memorable quote from Matt Haig’s ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ ‘An unattained goal causes pain, but actually achieving it brings only a brief satisfaction’ As expected, with true German efficiency,… View Post
The Scottish Hill Runners (SHR) have organised a championship since 1983, providing a test of all-round hill running ability. A series of 6 races it requires runners to complete at least one race in each… View Post
My home running club Carnethy organised a race every weekday evening last week that made up a series called the Alternative Carnethy 5 (here’s the original race). Ahead of the event, individual challenges are set –… View Post
As well as sprints, another session that I try to do weekly and I’ve written into my new training plan is hill reps. I think this session is a love/hate relationship for many – it’s… View Post
Any excuse for a little exploring, so with time to spare before getting ready for a wedding in Killarney, Ireland on Saturday I found a trail and ran in search of the Torc waterfall in… View Post
I finally have a new running goal and with it comes re-introduction of some speed work to my training. No time like the present so this week I started with the Litvinov Workout. The workout… View Post
It’s that time of year where we all have courgettes coming out of our ears. Even if you aren’t growing your own, then you may be getting cast offs from friends, neighbours or colleagues. Amy… View Post
There’s a new lease of life in Edinburgh this August as the annual Fringe Festival takes over and as well as lots of comedy, theatre, music, cabaret and dance shows there’s also lots of exciting… View Post
From Stephanie… I wanted to write you a serious race report, all emotions, toil and details. The last two weeks of triathlons, other life highs and lows, incredible weather and travelling are taking a while… View Post
Traveling while making plant-based choices can be a little tricky and although I did some research ahead of our visit to Prague I didn’t know what to expect from the vegan options in the city.… View Post
When I moved away from London in December I was worried I wouldn’t see my best girlfriends Sophie and Steph, so instead of giving each other Christmas gifts we bought flights to Prague where Sophie… View Post
