When Julia first offered to train me for a 5K, I told her it wasn’t the right time. I didn’t have the right shoes, the right clothes, the right body. Come back in six months. No, make that twelve, I said. Luckily she saw through my nonsense and next thing I was huffing and

Whenever I’m feeling meh in the mojo department, one of my favourite inspirational pitstops is Marci G’s Alumni Forum diary. When she signed up for the Summer 5K course in 2011 she thought she “wasn’t cut out” to be a runner but she’s spent the la

In Running Roundup we share links about running - or not about running at all - that have warmed our cockles. If you’ve spied a story or have one of your own to share, give us a shout! Two In Six - Pancakes & French Fries Jules’ experiences in mindful

In a little less than two weeks we’ll be kicking off our Spring 2013 5K course. I get so excited about introducing (or sometimes re-introducing) women to running. That said, I know that the first few weeks will be filled with high expectations, loads of questions and a few achin

Yesterday I completed Day 30 of the Whole30 plan. I called my husband to sit down with me so we could write down our pluses and minuses about the experience. He’d decided to follow along with me from Day 1, but I’m pretty sure that if I’d told him we were trying out

You don’t need motivation, our great leader Coach Julia once famously said, You just need to get off your ass and go. Ever since she uttered those immortal words my exercise excuses have dramatically decreased. She is maddeningly right - I can’t wait around to feel

I’ve been running and racing since 1990. Just looking at that date makes me feel ancient! I remember the precise moment when I decided that I wanted to start running: I was inspired by a poster for a race being held in my town. Twenty-three years later (gah!) I’m still her

I believe that the words we use when we talk about ourselves are very important. I’ve personally found that a good first step towards a positive shift in self-perception is to pay close attention to the words we choose, and experimenting with kinder ones. Here’s a great ex