The Great North Run – My First Half Marathon (Couch to GNR Part 5) Race day. I’d trained hard, survived injury, swapped shoes twice – and now, I was finally ready. I had the fantastic help of my fellow runners from the group who took me under their wing. A taxi to the start was booked and I was assured … Read More
Running sensible
Couch to The Great North Run – Part 2 Fast-forward four weeks (or click my third-ever Strava activity – your call), and I was back out the door in my trainers. This time, I had one goal: don’t do anything daft. I kept it short – just 24 minutes of run/walk covering 1.8 miles. Sensible. Sensible enough, in fact, that … Read More