Category: Ramblings

Before I started running I only really thought about Gillian and Poppy.  Before Poppy I only really thought about Gillian and holidays, well traveling.  Ok, that’s a little bit of a lie as food was also something that I thought about a lot.  What I am trying to say here is I haven’t really ever … Continue reading 2018 and making my Mind up!

Ever since I can remember I have had a fear of heights. A dizzy and sometimes paralysing fear where even crossing a motorway bridge can be pretty scary. This is also linked to a fear of wind, the blowy weather type of wind! I often feel like I might be actually blown off my feet … Continue reading Face Your Fears

What are goals? What are achievements? How often do you think about them? For me at the end of 2016, my only running based goals were a sub 4hr marathon in London and to raise as much money as possible for UNICEF. This I achieved, you can read about it here. I had a personal … Continue reading 2017 what a year, and it’s not done yet!

In 2 days I will be running my 2nd marathon, it’s kind of a big deal to me. Today is our daughters 7th birthday, which of course is an even bigger deal. When she was born I hadn’t even contemplated running. In fact, I remember sitting outside the hospital smoking a cigarette trying to think … Continue reading You can’t plan for everything!

Changing your mindset is something I hadn’t really ever thought about until I was 29. Life was a roller coaster of fun, travelling, partying, eating, working etc. This was about to change though. What am I drinking? Sometime in the early 1990s. I think said to Gillian I would give up smoking before I hit … Continue reading Changing your mindset!

I have been running for just over two years. This is what I tell people when they ask. On the 5th June 2015, I put on some running shoes and gym gear and went out for a run. I ran for about 3kms and then had a lie down on the bank of a busy road … Continue reading How did you start running?