Taper time! I can not believe it is October! This year has gone so fast it really is crazy. I have just under twenty days to my next marathon and I am now tapering. Training has not be great in this block, hampered by so many injuries. I have spent way too much time with physio’s and osteo’s this year but that is running and it happens to all of us. One of my highlights in 2019 and something I will never forget is the Ragnar Relay. It was a truly epic weekend full of emotio

2018 has been an awesome year! I love to take the time to review my achievements and I would recommend it to you as well. We work so hard all year trying to achieve various goals so having some reflection is good for the soul! The year started with London Marathon training which kicked off on Jan 1st and went on for 17 weeks. On reflection my training could have gone better and I should have trained harder. I made some mistakes like not enough strength work for example, and

Wow so summer is totally here! Blimey it’s hot! This summer looks set to be totally awesome! Although the heat is a killer for all us runners I do love running this time of year. My favourite run of the week is most defiantly my early long run on a Sunday when I am up with the birds and just before it really starts warming up. There is nothing more amazing than running along the River Lea just as the sun is coming up. I am so lucky where I live that I have these amazing pat

Hey everyone I hope you all enjoyed the cracking Bank Holiday weather! It is exciting times at Fordy Runs with the summer events about to kick off in two weeks with the Hackney Half! It is going to be a very busy summer! If you haven’t yet had the chance to get over to Facebook and join the Fordy Runs Group please do. I go to most of my races alone and I am randomly picking on people to talk to at the start line so I thought to myself wouldn’t it be cool if there was a plac

The London Marathon is fast approaching and it is time to get myself organised! Now if you guys have never run a big event you must make sure you get all your stuff sorted well before the actual race day. With a big event like London I really took the time this year to get myself straight nice and early. I wanted to share with you what I will be taking in my Race Bag to the start area (which will then get chucked on a truck!) and also for anyone who is staying over in Londo