There is not lying that the current situation is incredibly tough and challenging for all of us. A lot of people first get into running with a race goal in mind such as a marathon – so why should we bother training now that our races have been cancelled? Remind yourself that this situation is…
Stepping up my running in 2020 – the races I’m running
I know you probably have 100 blog posts, Instagram posts and YouTube videos about new year’s resolutions right now, but I wanted to write down my racing goals for the year to hold myself accountable and keep myself motivated when I lack it (AKA often). Complete a triathlon I didn’t just join the university triathlon…
Tackling Training in 2020
So friends after a lot of research, questioning my more qualified friends and listening to vast amounts of podcasts, I’ve kind of got an idea about how I’m going to tackle the 42km. I think it’s important to note that the first marathon I’m running is April 5th, 2020 in Manchester, but have covered and…
An unexpected hill: Oslo half-marathon experience
Pre-Race This half-marathon was actually the first one I signed up for this year, back in January as I thought I needed 9 months of preparation. Yes, we can laugh about that for a minute. I was warned by many people that Norway in September would be pretty rough in terms of weather, so I…
Mastering Underwater Photography
My camera: GoPro 4, Silver Camera Filter I use a dark pink filter on my GoPro to make the water on the photo come out as blue rather than green. There are different filters for different types of waters and depths, but for the Mediterranean sea, I usually go with pink. When to shoot Lighting is…
My First Year of University
To give a little context, I got to the University of York in the North of England. Despite the not so sunny weather, my first year of university did not disappoint in the slightest, from academics, friendships to sports, this was probably one of my best years. First term I guess I had the typical…
My Travel Fails
It’s that time of the year again, where Instagram stories aren’t lacking, and every photo on your feed is perfectly angled. But what we don’t often see is the behind the scene struggles to get to those places. So today, I wanted to share with you some of my most epic travel fails. The Turkish…
My Top 6 Health Podcast Recommendations
I have spoken about some of these podcasts’ countless times on my Instagram stories, but honestly that’s because I couldn’t recommend them enough! Not only have they transformed my running experience, but also just allowed me to explore less spoken topics. I personally love to listen to podcasts in the gym, on transport and especially…
What doesn’t challenge you, doesn’t change you
I saw this quote at Barry’s Bootcamp in San Francisco a few years ago, and honestly it has reasonated and stayed in the back of my mind since then. When I want to give up in a race, workout, or just in my daily life, I remind myself of it and usually end up perceivering…
Overcoming thoughts of quitting in running
Leiden Half-Marathon: May 18-19th, 2019 Pre-Race After the Barcelona half, all I wanted to do was sign up to more races, so when my brother told me he was running a marathon in Leiden, I jumped on the opportunity and signed up as well. I went into the race with a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT attitude than…
Sophie's Footprints 