With the second wave of Covid-19 taking over the country. Lockdown 2.0 the sequel is here.
Category Archives: life
Hoka’s
When I started running back in 1996, I was an ASICS girl. When I was training for the London Marathon in 2015, I was noticing I was getting hot spots on the balls of my feet. Graham at the Body Rehab said you should really try Hoka’s. Pronounced ‘Oh-nee’, this is a brand developed inContinue reading “Hoka’s”
Lockdown Lethargy
So here we are week whatever of lockdown, the elusive ‘R’ number is still around 1 and the world as we know it is a much different place. There does feel to be a light at the end of the tunnel as we navigate our way out of lockdown.
Surviving lockdown
On Monday 23 March 2020 Boris Johnson ordered people not to leave the house unless absolutely necessary. People to only go out to shop for essentials; for medical reasons or to care for the vulnerable; to travel to work that is “absolutely necessary” and cannot be done at home; and to exercise – once aContinue reading “Surviving lockdown”
Postponement
That moment when the inevitable happened and the London marathon was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Of course with the current situation it was not completely unexpected. Those training weeks in limbo, but 9 weeks of training were done and you have to focus on that. Gaining fitness and losing inches.
Adoptive northerner
April 2020 marked my 30 year anniversary of moving up north and to Kendal. It feels like a lifetime ago and can’t imagine living anywhere else. I have lived here longer than I haven’t.
Week 9
Not a great start to the week, luckily it was a less intense week of training. Mind was on overtime with work. Trying not to compare myself to others, seeing what everyone else is doing in the run up to london marathon. The end of the week was better, back on track, runs completed. FeltContinue reading “Week 9”
Week 8
Another week and at the half way point, current status in a relationship with a marathon training plan. As I do every week, a check of the plan and see how I can fit in the weeks ahead training. The week started off well and managed 2 runs with Annie who I’m running the marathonContinue reading “Week 8”
Week 7
Nearly getting to the half way point and not getting any easier. As I’ve said before if it was easy everyone would be running a marathon. I read somewhere you train so you can tolerate the pain, how true.
Week 6
Week 6, another week of pushing my body and getting stronger. Managed to juggle time and get to all my exercise classes. It was tough and could feel the miles I’d run in my legs. When you’re in a relationship with your training plan, each week is a balance of getting the training in andContinue reading “Week 6”
