The ball was rolling. My training was all going well, maybe too well. My run, swim and bike times were improving and I was setting PB in all three disciplines, I had won my first race of the year (S...
Try new things, try the things you are scared of. Learn, fail, fall, fail again. Make glorious mistakes, grow, keep going forward. Don’t worry it isn’t good enough or what others think. Push y...
The Race I was so thrilled when I found out I had been invited to compete in the 50km World Championships trial in China. The race was the Lake Fuxian 50km Ultra and it doubled as a trial for the Wo...
In 2007, Rob and I decided to take a year off work (hmmm, a recurring theme – I’m definitely not made for the corporate world!). We felt young and free, we wanted to make the most of life, we want...
As the end of 2016 approaches, it feels like the right time to reflect on the year. And what a year 2016 has been for me!! 2016… So many events completed, challenges and goals accomplished, succes...
My New Lifestyle and Current Emotions “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough” – Mohammad Ali Nearly two months into my new life without holding a “normal” job...
By trying to constantly improve my running performance, I realised I have been so focused on my running, my splits, my pace, my PBs, I’ve totally forgotten to enjoy it! In the last couple of months,...
We’re off again…. Packing, unpacking, repacking, they seem to have become part of our routine…. It’s our 5th consecutive weekend away travelling as a family! The jetlag is still going stro...
The morning alarm goes off. Yawn. It feels early even though it’s already 7am. I’m tired and feeling a bit queasy… It can’t be another bug surely? I’ve just recovered from a cold l...
I’ve been wanting to write about my sporting goals for 2016 for a while. I’ve been postponing this. Some of them are very clear in my mind, some still need to be refined. The truth is th...