I fell out of love with 'The Long Run' whilst training for the Cardiff Half last year. I put a lot of pressure on myself to try to achieve a time which, in all honesty, was unreachable given my fitness level. It meant that long runs were a chore and I was often disappointed with… Continue reading How lock down has helped me fall back in love with ‘The Long Run’
Tag: fitness
#Gymshark66 challenge
I've been doing a bit of thinking about how I can make an active effort to improve my running and looking back at what I was doing when I was a bit fitter (which really wasn't that long ago). When Gymshark emailed about doing #gymshark66 it felt like great timing. The premise is that it… Continue reading #Gymshark66 challenge
100 days of happiness and me
For those of you who follow me on social media you may have seen that I'm 26 days into 100 days of happiness. My friend started doing it again and I thought it was an amazing way of finding something positive to focus on every day. Even if I've had a crappy day I still… Continue reading 100 days of happiness and me
Exercise vs Mum Guilt
This week The Independent published an article about mums of young children feeling guilty when they take time for themselves to exercise. A poll conducted by Sport England highlighted that of the 1006 mothers with children under six surveyed 77% said they would like to do more exercise, with 61% admitting that they would feel… Continue reading Exercise vs Mum Guilt
The Running Mumma 