- Running
I am extremely lucky to be doing this years Virgin Money London Marathon and at the first time of asking. Especially given that over 300,000 people applied to get one of the 35,000 spaces available for the 2018 London marathon. Because I feel so incredibly lucky I am doing lots of marathon training so that I can own the big day come April. In fact I am looking at April’s marathon to be more of a victory lap for all the hard work I’ll have put into training for the event. There is a lot of advice out there in the world of running but not so much from the
Last weekend I took part in the Hackney Half Marathon, my first ever Half Marathon! In light of this I thought I would share with you my 5 top half marathon tips so you can both prepare and get yourself around 13.1 miles of running if you ever feel like taking up the challenge. My Top Half Marathon Tips 1. Know your gear In my opinion before you even start pounding the streets in preparation for a half marathon, you need to know your outfit inside out. My footwear of choice is always Adidas Ultra Boosts. The midsole propels you forward using the energy
For those of you that work in the insurance or banking industry, you probably would have heard of the JP Morgan Corporate Run. Every year the multinational finance company host the Corporate Challenge Run as a ‘global celebration of corporate teamwork, camaraderie and community’. Last year 255,270 entrants from 7,677 companies took part in seven countries on five continents. After competing three times before, this year I decided to give it another go. This years race was held last week in London’s Battersea Park, on one of the hottest days of the year. I signed up to run the race at the
