Why races really suck
Races. They’re not happening this year, are they? Or, not really. All the big ones — the London, Paris, and Boston marathons, to name just three — have been postponed, and I don’t think many people really believe the world will be normal enough at any point before 2021...
Lockdown, and living in the literal moment
Back in March, when it became obvious that something drastic would have to happen to slow the rampage of Covid-19 through the country, I thought that a lockdown would be literally end of days. I was dreading it. I’m not a person who likes to be indoors or anywhere...
London: the OG of marathons, one year on
I’m a runner, yes, but I’m not a marathon runner. 10k is about my favourite distance really. You’re done and dusted inside an hour – well, I can be done and dusted inside 50 minutes on a good day and if I’ve abandoned all crazy notions of a) having...
How I learnt to run and why I love running
Around the time of my youngest daughter’s first birthday I decided, almost on a whim, to become a runner. I had happened upon an article in a women’s magazine, just a short segment, in which the author extolled the virtues of running as a hobby and it appealed to...