Weston Super Half 2025
My husband, sister and brother-in-law and I recently ran Weston Super Half – the half marathon in Weston-super-Mare. It was the third time running it…
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Parkrun end of year report 2024
It’s been another busy parkrun year for my extended family. Nearly every week, my husband and I, along with my parents, sister, brother-in-law, niece and…
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Weston Super Half 2024
Weston Super Half is a fantastic half marathon by the sea at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. We ran it for the first time last year and…
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Worcester City half marathon
At the weekend, my husband, eldest, brother-in-law and I all ran Worcester City half marathon. It was the first time running this particular race for…
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Parkrun triumphs 2021
2021 was another rather short year of parkrun. It was announced in March that parkrun would return on 5th June. Then it was announced on…
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Cheltenham half marathon 2021
Cheltenham half marathon 2021 was my 20th half marathon (or 21st if you count the virtual Cheltenham Challenge) and my seventh Cheltenham half marathon. On…
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Parkrun 2020: End of year report
Who would have thought that I could have actually written 2020’s parkrun end of year report in March? 2020 was the year parkrun ground to…
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Parkrun 2019: End of year report
It’s been another good year for parkrun for our family. This year has seen my mum get back to doing the occasional parkrun (she did…
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Signing up for my first marathon
I never thought I would run a marathon. I know how hard I train for a half marathon and how much it can take out…
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Stroud half marathon 2018
I was feeling pretty positive about Stroud half marathon 2018, despite an ankle niggle the day before, because I had my husband and brother-in-law with…
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Tewkesbury half marathon – to run or not to run?
For at least a year now, I’ve had it in my mind that I’d like to run the Tewkesbury half marathon this year. Tewkesbury half…
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Parkrun triumphs 2017
It’s been another good few months of Parkrun, not just for me, but for my entire family… On 6th May, my younger son recorded his…
