London Marathon Virgin 2012 - Blog

Well it's been over two weeks since the London Marathon 2012 and I am almost recovered from what was the most exhausting, challenging, tearful, excruciating run of my life. The Saturday before the marathon I had my two sisters come to visit and...

With only ten days to go to the BIG day, I am constantly looking left, right and centre for some inspiration to keep me going in this last week of limbo. Quotes are a constant source of inspiration and these are just some of the ones I found; "The...

Five years ago Dennis (Pegg) was at the altar about to marry Libby (Newton), his pregnant fiancée. He got cold feet and ran for the hills and he's been going in circles ever since. When Dennis discovers Libby's hooked up with high-flying...

Running has gathered pace over the last few weeks and I have managed a few big runs.Other days have just been slightly lesser runs as I think at this stage it is best just to get the mileage in before I start to taper down my training. There are only...

Feet don't fail me now Take me to the finish line All my heart, it breaks every step that I take But I'm hoping that the gates, They'll tell me that you're mine Walking through the city streets Is it by mistake or design? I feel so alone...

Why when I am getting back into the swing of things after a chest infection, do the heavens decide to conspire against me yet again and send snow? SNOW? I would take anohter chest infection but snow? ARGH!! Snuggled in front of the tv on Saturday evening...

I am in love with Primrose Hill. I cannot think of a better place in London that I want to be right now. The times I see Primrose Hill park is when I am out in the evenings on my runs. It's a beautiful park just north of Regent's Park and is still...

Now that really is a question! And a sensitive one at that! I think one of the first things I thought when I signed up for the marathon was 'what happens if I need the toilet half way round?'. I honestly had visions of me doing a Paula Radcliffe...

In light of my blog post last week, I thought it might be a good idea to keep a diary of my training just to have something written down to give me a bit more encouragement. I also thought making a note of the food I've been eating might also help...

It's hit me now that there is only 15 weeks to go until the London Marathon and there is a mixture of both excitement and absolute fear! I have only just started back with my training plan thanks to the horrific blisters I suffered over the Christmas...

I was thinking as I was out running on Christmas Day (yes me! I went running on Christmas Day! I figured I could justify having seconds which I actually ended up not doing as I was so full from my dad's cooking!) that I was doing really well. I have...

So it has been a month to the day since my last post! Hope you haven't missed me too much! December is always one of the busiest times of year for me - school concerts, nativity play, parents evenings, christmas fayres, winter wonderland, too many...

So I appear to have missed a week's blog but that is because I have just been so busy! As well as having a full-time day job as a Secretary/PA (which I LOVE by the way!), I also have my own 'vintage' business I run with my sister which has...

I LOVE food. Let's not beat about the bush, we all LOVE food! I've always had a good relationship with food from a young age. Home-cooked meals from my mum as a child, holidays abroad trying new and exciting foods and tucking in to all my favourites...

It's Monday morning. I'm tired, it's 6.00am and I'm dragging my sorry carcass out of bed. I trudge over to the window and peek through the blinds. It's dark outside. It's really dark outside. I don't want to turn the light...

I am currently away on a well deserved break but don't let that fool any of you into thinking I am not training. I am now running up and down hills as my family have taken up residence in the South Shropshire Hills so marathon training is proving...

So as well as all the training I've been doing, it's also been important to start getting some fundraising on the go to raise that all important money for The Prostate Cancer Research Centre and I'm not about o let them down! You can read...

Running is not pretty. I'm not going to lie to you. It makes you sweat, it makes you cry, it makes you feel physically sick, it's a challenge, it's daunting, it's focus, it's crappy British weather, it makes you feel great, it's...

So after doing no running at all last week as I had a bad cold, I have managed to catch up with mysef and I am now back on track. It was tough mustering the strength to get back out there and I had to take it slowly and build back up again but I've...

So I have not done any marathon training for 5 whole days now and I feel G-U-I-L-T-Y. I was with family over the weekend doing lots of child wrangling and had purposefully saved up some 'rest days' to make the weekends count. I had busy weekend...

and suddenly everything is right. (so true Paolo Nutini, so true!) So FINALLY I got myself down to the Runners Need shop just off Regent Street. I have NEVER been so nervous but upon entering the store the staff were super friendly and directed me...

This week I was supposed to be the week I went to get my new running trainers but work and a broken dishwasher conspired against me and I rant out of time. However, I am determined to go this weekend as I am now suffering with a few blisters and I have...

So at the start of this year I set myself a New Year's Resolution that I would run the London Marathon. This would be my third year of trying to get a place in the public ballot and as good things come to those who wait and always come in threes,...