About Me


I live in the South West with my husband Arran.  I had 25 years of inactivity and had never run before... ever... not even for a bus!  I started running in 2010 to help my weight loss after joining weight watchers (I managed to lose 4 stone in 9 months).  I used the couch to 5K programme and although it was hard I persevered and before I knew it I was running for half an hour.  Not long after I was persuaded to sign up for the Brighton Marathon by my friend Julia (who is obviously a very bad influence!).  Although my training was far from ideal and riddled with injures at the start, I ran and completed the Brighton Marathon in 4hr 40mins.  It was the best (albeit hardest and most painful) experience of my life.  With the adrenaline still flowing, the next day I signed up to do it all again in 2012. 

A month before my wedding I stopped running – I just decided not to go out one day, and that one missed session turned into two, which turned into a week and culminated in me not doing any exercise for six months and piling on 1.5 stone!  It wasn’t until February 2012 that I finally rediscovered my mojo and embarked upon a mission to regain my fitness.  IT IS HARD WORK!!  It is also slightly depressing that it took me all that time to achieve a level of fitness which disappeared so quickly and now I am starting again from scratch but now with a determination never to let myself fall so far again.  I have been running consistently for the last 2 months only 12 miles a week, but it’s a start.   

Then came the decision to do an autumn marathon to give me something to aim for and keep me motivated.  Why not a shorter distance race I hear you cry... well, I like a challenge and enjoy seeing how far I can push my body and mind.  So, I decided on the New Forest Marathon as it comes highly recommended (if somewhat undulating!) and because I managed to persuade one of my sisters to do the half marathon. 

Not one to go at things half heartedly, I then decided, why do one when you can do three... thats right despite not even being able to run around the block I decided it would be a great idea to do a marathon in Sept, a second in October and a third in November – with about 4 weeks between each.  While I realise I have no consistent running base from which to tackle these feats of endurance, I figure it will be fun to see whether my body can be pushed to achieve this. 

The grand plans do not stop there... oh no!!  Here is a quick summary of the planned madness...

  • July 2012 - Super Sprint Triathlon
  • Aug 2012 - Sprint Triathlon
  • Sept 2012 - New Forest Marathon
  • Oct 2012 - Dartmoor Vale Marathon
  • Nov 2012 - Cornish Marathon


2013 - Jurassic Coastal Challenge (78.6 miles over three days), 2 - 3 marathons, sprint, olympic and middle distance triathlon

2014 - Ironman!

Due to having my first ever triathlons this year, my training will include cycling and swimming which will also be great cross training for my running ambitions.  I am hoping that the cross training will help improve my fitness and help prevent injury – as I seem to be running-injury prone!  The plan at the moment is:
  • Run 4 x week
  • Swim 2-3 x week
  • Cycle 2 x week
  • Strength training 2 x week





2 comments:

  1. I hope you know that we're all very proud of what you have achieved (and your rather insane future ambitions)...but keep it up and we'll be there cheering you on (maybe, just maybe one day I may be running alongside you).
    Lots of love little sis xxx

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  2. Great to meet you on Twitter today! I'll be back to follow your adventures! Atta girl! GO FOR IT!

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