Published inRunner's Life·PinnedWhy My Dentist Wants You To Stop RunningI’m all for healthy debate but when someone’s got their fingers in your face, believe me, you’re in no position to argue. — My dentist is a nerd. How do I know? Because she told me — gleefully. She’s an absolute dental nerd. And frankly, I’ll take the nerds any day over a fly-by-night johnny-come-lately (other hyphenated phrases are available). With her face just inches from my terrified gaze, Natasha has something on…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Published inRunner's Life·PinnedHow to Deal Gracefully* With a DNF*You in no way have to deal gracefully with a DNF — By 4 am, I’d made the decision: day 2 wasn’t happening. I could barely walk from my tent to the toilet block, let alone pull off a 30-miler. I mean, I’m all for winging it but having already covered 30 miles that day, there was no way on this revolving…Dnf3 min readDnf3 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Jun 23How One Woman’s Act Of Defiance Created A Legendary RaceIt’s 1602. The day is drawing to a close in a cold wintery Geneva, Switzerland. A silver-haired woman in her 60s is drifting off to sleep, a small dog on her lap, dozing by the dying embers of a fire. Suddenly, a noise. A scraping, unearthly sound. Danger. She tiptoes…Running3 min readRunning3 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Jun 13Is Your Running A Success Or Hot Mess?Why YOU get to define your metrics of running success — As soon as I saw that poor woman toeing the line at the start of the trail 12k, I knew I was going to beat her. Yes, she had about 10 years on me, but experience has taught me that I can be beaten by all manner of octogenarians. This…Funny Story3 min readFunny Story3 min read
Published inRunner's Life·May 1510 Lessons From 10 Years Of RunningTin. Wondering what precious metal or jewel represents your significant ten-year anniversary? It’s tin. Bloody tin has to be up there for the least sexy anniversary material. Actually, cotton’s pretty crap too, but you’re only two years in at that point, so you have no idea. But while it might…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
Apr 5I am grateful for every run I get to go on.11Kate Mihevc EdwardsThat's such a great attitude every run you GET to go on, not have to go on.That's such a great attitude every run you GET to go on, not have to go on. So glad you found such a beautiful outlet and thanks for the comment1 min read1 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Apr 2The Gift You Didn’t Know You NeededSometimes those gifts are a genuine wrapped-up-in-gold paper-shake-it-and-try-and-guess-what-it-is-surprise. The week had started out strong, but a visit to my parents to take my dad out for coffee hadn’t gone well. Alzheimer’s is a thug. It muscles its way in, takes up space, and gradually shuts down the volume of personality…Run4 min readRun4 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Sep 28, 2022What Happens When You Hallucinate During a 10k RaceThe Jussy 10k is a race like none I’d entered before. For a start, it’s in a place called Jussy, which is hilarious if you’re immature (check). I’d heard of it through a friend and, living in Geneva, just a short drive away — it felt like no biggie. So…Running3 min readRunning3 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Sep 20, 2022You Are Not a Before and After Picture (And Neither Is Your Running)You know what I mean though right? Those hundreds of images that pop up over on Insta — the cinch point selling you the latest miracle, soul-crushing diet. Look at Barry now, ripped to shit. And look how Barry, once a fat lad from Croydon, used to look when he…Running3 min readRunning3 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Jun 24, 2022Becoming Your Own Cheerleader — Minus The Pom PomsA good friend reminded me the other day about the power of words. Don’t worry runners, there’s some science coming your way too. If there’s one thing we runners like, it’s running science. Whether we choose to believe it or not is a whole other post. Here’s what she said: …Runners4 min readRunners4 min read
