News from the Trails

I wiped the tears, picked myself back up and we set off to devise a plan for our own 100 mile adventure.  I came here

Full disclosure here. If you don’t have the luxury of COVID-19 lockdown to read this somewhat ‘whole-hearted’ blog post, then I won’t blame you for

I’ll admit, I’ve feel like I’ve been cruising along a little bit for the last almost four months.  Riding high on the success of three

Well, I had another lesson on the weekend and it went something like this… Planning my long run with speedy friends who were planning a

If you’ve not been following me on social media, I’ve been lucky enough to have some time away on a ‘runcation’ with some of my

As soon as I started the run I knew it was going to be hard. If you’re a runner you have likely had one of

As I run into 2020 with big dreams for the year and with hope for the next decade, I am very aware that I also

It’s fair to say I had a rocky start to the week. On Monday morning I had to run into my Physio’s office after getting

…And so it continued lap after lap, loop after loop. I couldn’t believe how strong I felt and how well I was running. The day

Hey you awesome blog readers! I’m sitting here writing this one-week post-race, reflecting on my recovery. All in all, I walked away relatively unscathed…yes, ok,

Meaning, we apply it to things aallll day, everyday, period. That person that cut us off in the traffic…grrrrr! (let’s be honest this is the

Options. They are everywhere and they are many. They are a blessing and can feel like a curse! There is one particularly insidious one that

It might not be what everyone aspires too. Long days on the trails, muddy puddles, sweaty clothes, breathless ascents of steep, relentless hills and daring

It was so good to be back into my full training program last week after strict instructions by Coach Carlos to recover from the Naseby

What do we *need* to be happy? Well, if you ask Google you get about 7,810,000,000 results! Clearly, this is a question a lot of people want

So I was just going about my business, getting ready for work when I was stopped in my tracks. I was jolted out of the

When your coaches words of the week post-race are “love your liver” you know shit is getting real. Sitting in the doctor’s office for three

Post disclosure. I’m an excitable writer. My brain dumps words onto a page and the result might be a wee bit ‘wordy’ sometimes. Some of

Soooo, I have to admit a shit storm of bad decisions on a run week before last, left me with a foot injury that we

It’s hard, it’s uncomfortable, but it’s necessary. Over the last couple of months since sharing my story, I’ve had a number of conversations about domestic

You know the feeling….It’s a few weeks out from race day, you’re feeling pretty good.   You’ve put in the work…but always feel like you could