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Every pair of running trainers I have owned apart from one pair of Brooks have been ASICS trainers. I’ve used ASICS Shoefinder to find every single pair including my current pair ASICS trainers have carried me through numerous runs, races, Parkruns and 3 marathons! And (touch wood) without injury! ASICS Shoefinder is an online questionnaireContinue reading “ASICS Shoefinder knows what you need”

I’ve run 2 of my 3 marathons on my own completely with no one that had gone there to support me but Brighton Marathon 2022 was my ‘secret’ marathon By ‘secret’ I mean that I didn’t share on social media that I was training for or doing this marathon. I didn’t even tell my familyContinue reading “Running a ‘secret’ marathon”

5k is a distance I’m familiar with, being a runner, but swimming it felt like a whole different ball game. I’ve been trying to teach myself to front crawl and this distance was my first big test! I’ve been training hard over the past few weeks but it has just been weeks that I’ve beenContinue reading “Reflecting on pool swimming my first 5k”

Chicago is a massive marathon, one of the marathon majors and my first international marathon. My previous marathons had been in the UK, London and Brighton, and had been well trained for. Chicago marathon 2022 for me was my least prepared marathon. I was on the precipice of moving from South England to North EnglandContinue reading “How I “half arsed” Chicago Marathon”

Getting back into my groove with running and uncharacteristically hot UK weather means summer is needed. ASICS had a sale on their website of some kit I’ve had my eye on for ages so let’s have a look (Disclaimer: I have bought all these pieces with my own money) Core ASICS Logo Sports Bra inContinue reading “An ASICS Summer Running Haul”

Cheering the first Rob Burrows Leeds Marathon might be one of the best running experiences I’ve had (and I’ve run many races including 3 marathons). I woke up early ready to cheer my best friend in her first marathon. Here’s some of the things I did to make it a fantastic experience: 🧡Get a goodContinue reading “Why cheering a marathon might be better than running a marathon”

I finished my preceptorship going from Band 5 to Band 6 Midwife in 11 months. Preceptorships differ in different hospital trusts. I moved from the hospital I trained at to another one. I will write a blog about preceptorship and what mine entailed but this is about things I learnt from this 11 months. 1.Continue reading “5 Things I Learnt on My Road to Band 6”

I ran the London Marathon for Tommys Baby Charity in 2021 and loved it! I wanted to share why running for Team Tommys might be something you’d like to do too💜 What is Tommy’s? Tommys baby charity is the biggest baby loss charity in the UK. It was started in St Thomas’ hospital in London.Continue reading “Why you might want to run for Team Tommys”

I started my London marathon journey in 2019 and due to COVID have completed in October 2021. This has been an epic journey and I would like to share my experience The journey As a 3rd year student Midwife I decided I wanted to do something with my newfound hobby of running. My friend hadContinue reading “London Marathon 2021: A Race Recap”

Whilst training for the London Marathon, I started cross training with a bit of pool swimming. I’ve always enjoyed swimming but never been a strong swimmer. After lockdown I heard inspirational stories of people trying open water swimming. I figured I could swap my pool swimming for open water swimming. And if I was doingContinue reading “From beginner pool swimmer to 2 mile open water swim race”