It's nearly here! On Saturday I will be running the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra Marathon. It's starting to feel real now, especially as Rhys, the race director, called me earlier to check in ahead of the weekend. He calls all the entrants and it's such a lovely touch and makes the race feel really personal… Continue reading Time to take on the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra Marathon!
Running and mental resilience
If you're a runner you'll already know this, but running isn't just about physical resilience it's about mental resilience too. Sometimes you can feel fine physically but mentally the battle is real. Your legs might feel fine but you're on the struggle bus and it can be hard to get off. It might be just… Continue reading Running and mental resilience
Quick round up
I've been rubbish at keeping my training diary over the past month. This week I've been poorly bad with a cold (it's not covid as I tested negative) so I've taken a total rest this week. My excuse for not keeping up over the past few weeks is that life has been very busy. I've… Continue reading Quick round up
Time to start building again
It's been two weeks since we ran our ultra marathon and after the rest my mind is starting to think about building up again (slowly) ahead of the new race date in August. I don't want to burn out but I'm starting to feel that if I ramp up slowly then I should be fine.… Continue reading Time to start building again
The Running Mumma 