2021: the year I hardly ran
I wrote this but didn’t publish, thinking it too negative or not relevant. But as I’m awake at 4am I feel different and as this is a personal blog I […]
Tag Archives: recovery
Plantar Fasciitis- healing the heel
Note: this is not a scientific blog and it’s mainly about the progress of my PF but also the mental effects of rest. As I write I’m tentatively upbeat about […]
8 days remain
8 days remain. The same number of days I will be running for. Excited but scared. I’ve been fighting a cold. This always happens when I wind down. Whether tapering […]
The darker side of being a runner
If you’re a runner or someone who competes for fun or even for glory you will have at some point witnessed the highs of your chosen sport. In running this […]
Confidence broken
And just as the world was looking up and I wrote a blog about confidence I only go and get injurated*. 😦 *new word I slipped on a paving stone […]
Not yet recovered – will I ever be?
I’m sat here on a plane flying up from London after a business meeting feeling very melancholy as I usually do on planes. Something about actually having time to think […]
Almost there… but am I recovered?
When do you become recovered? Are you always carrying injury? I’ve had a great few weeks of training, firstly I managed to run 10kms, secondly my swimming is improving again […]
A weekend of pushing barriers
After returning from holiday I’d steadily got back into the swing of regular exercise. Starting slowly I eased myself into a run a swim and a commute by bike to […]
Hill running again!! :)
Hill running is awesome. Let’s face it, we go up for the adventure and the views. Sadly my knee issues have prevented me from this endeavour for a while so […]
2013 to 2014
I’ve been reading a lot of blogs I follow recently and a lot have posted reviews of their year and goals for the next. It’s great to look back on […]
Run Spud Run! 