BOSTON MARATHON 2023 SHAKEOUT RUNS

One of the many good things about Boston Marathon weekend is the buzz around the city. There are so many groups out running and brands or influencers organising shakeout runs. It is hard to pick which one(s) you want to do and you could quite easily clock up more miles shaking out than the 26.2 on big day. I had wanted to run the Tracksmith … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 SHAKEOUT RUNS

BOSTON MARATHON 2023 REGISTRATION & EXPO

After 3 and a half years of waiting, I finally made it to Boston (despite a 21-hour delay on the way out) and hit the expo on Saturday 15th April. Yes, I know! Expo on a Saturday is generally not the best time to go but to be honest, it wasn’t that bad. The original plan was to go on Friday when it opened up … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 REGISTRATION & EXPO

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 RACE RECAP

On the 6th November 2022, I ran my fourth in-person New York City Marathon having taken part in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 races and fifth if you want to count the 2020 virtual running. I will link to my race recaps for those years below: It was the running of that 2020 virtual marathon which secured me the place in the in-person race this … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 RACE RECAP

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 2: ABBOTT DASH TO THE FINISH 5k

In yesterday’s New York City Marathon 2022 Day 1 post I had travelled over from the UK and hit the expo up. Today’s plan is really straightforward. Run the 5k in the morning then spend as much time as possible off my feet ahead of tomorrow’s marathon. I slept really well last night, 2min shy of 8hrs which for me is really good. I am … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 2: ABBOTT DASH TO THE FINISH 5k

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY & EXPO

Finally, after 3 years I am heading back to New York to run the marathon. This is my fourth New York City marathon after racing in 2017, 2018 and 2019. If the world had gone to plan this would have been number 6 after 2020 was cancelled and then missing out due to the travel ban in 2021. I am just really happy to be … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY & EXPO

IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 RACE RECAP

The blog I always dreamt of writing but deep down, never thought I would write. Like most triathletes, qualifying for Kona was always a dream, something I would love to do one day but never thought I would actually qualify. In July 2021 at Ironman UK, that dream became a reality when I qualified for the 2021 Ironman World Championships. Ultimately, that race was cancelled … Continue reading IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 RACE RECAP