I think a lot of people may assume that some of these larger charities – like Cancer Research UK get so much sponsorship that they don’t need your help too. In fact, I kind of thought that before I took part in one of their Race For Life events earlier this year and listened to […]
Race For Life: Pretty Muddy 5k
As you may have read before in my previous posts, I a) have hated obstacle course races in the past, b) scared of doing more obstacle course races, c) did I mention I don’t like obstacle course races? So, yes, it is fair to say I was pretty nervous about this day when it arrived but […]
Be Prepared: Your first obstacle course race…
So I’m currently preparing for my first proper obstacle race, the Race For Life Pretty Muddy 5k. Well, I admit it’s not quite my first obstacle course – I did one a few years back and didn’t have a great experience so it put me off for good….or so I thought….but when Race For Life asked […]
Running events 2015… old favourites and new adventures!
It was only last year that I really began my fitness journey and one of the first things I did was sign up to a load of running events – mostly 10k’s with a few 5k’s. I did this for 2 reasons – I really wanted to regain my love of running, it always suited my body, […]