Top Tips for Marathon Tapering
After all the months and months of hard, lonely training it’s time to taper! With the Virgin London Marathon just …Read the Rest
Ice, Ice Baby! a.k.a. Benefits of an Ice Bath!
Having been accustomed to numerous injuries and hours and hours of physiotherapy, I have decided that nothing is too far …Read the Rest
Nominated for Blogger of The Year
I’ve never been nominated for anything before .. So imagine my surprise at receive the following: “Well done! You were …Read the Rest
Joanna’s Marathon is on Facebook
I’m really pleased to announce that ‘Joanna’s Marathon’ is now on Facebook. There’s a special Fan Page that I’d like …Read the Rest
Marathon Expo – The Best Free Event For Runners!
The Virgin London Marathon Expo – 21st -24th April 2010 Whether you’re running in this year’s Virgin London Marathon or …Read the Rest
Break A Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records is the world’s recognised authority on record-breaking achievements. This year they have partnered with Virgin London Marathon …Read the Rest
‘Virtually’ Follow Your London Marathon Runner
Would you like to follow me, or any other runner, on the 25th April at the Virgin London Marathon …Read the Rest
Meet Jayne
It can be nice sometimes to get away from Rutland for a bit. Never more so than when I get …Read the Rest
Sydney Labradoodle
Previously, I’ve told you about Sydney, our Australian Labradoodle puppy. Very sadly, Sydney fell asleep today. He brought a lot …Read the Rest
Fundraising Update
Dear Friends, I want to just pause for a moment and say a big THANK YOU! To all of you …Read the Rest
Kilomathon
The day after I had to pull out of the Kilomathon, due to injury, my race number arrived in the …Read the Rest
The Wonderful Ladies of Empingham & Beyond
I must tell you all about the wonderful Ladies of Empingham and Beyond. Last Thursday, the great and the good …Read the Rest
Aaarrrrgggh!
Bad news I’m afraid. I’ve been back to Physio with a calf strain caused by trying to run too fast. …Read the Rest
The Furry Monkey
I featured Karen Theobald a short while ago when she was featured by the BBC talking about Macmillan and her …Read the Rest
Fundraising Update
Just a quickie to say how delighted I am to report a small wave of sponsorship this weekend! My fundraising …Read the Rest
Broken again & still rubbish with numbers!
On Saturday I did my long run. My left leg was still sore and tight behind the knee but, I …Read the Rest
Cheer-points
Team Macmillan will be in full audible & visual force in London supporting all their runners every step of the …Read the Rest
When is a Half Marathon not a Half Marathon?
As I mentioned in my last post, today was ‘long run day’ (see video below). From now on, I need …Read the Rest
4 Weeks to Go!
I opened my email this morning to find a message from those lovely people organising the World’s First Kilomathon … …Read the Rest
Brain Training
As you know, there have been times recently when I’ve not been at my best. I’ve felt mentally depleted and …Read the Rest
It’s Movie Time
To say I’m a little self-critical would be a huge understatement! So please understand that I sit here cringing at …Read the Rest
I Met The Experts!
Saturday was an important and hugely interesting day. ‘Meet The Experts’ was a day of presentations arranged by Virgin London …Read the Rest
Meet the Experts
Just a quick note to say that I’m off to the smoke on Saturday. Bit of an early start to …Read the Rest
Eat, Drink, Run
I had some great runs last week and I finally seem to be enjoying the treadmill. Just as well …Read the Rest
It’s my birthday
Ok, I’ll let you into a secret… it’s my birthday today..shhhhh… don’t tell everyone! I’m not especially good at turning …Read the Rest
Competition Time
Can you help me win £500 for my fundraising target for Macmillan Cancer Support? Of course you can! I knew …Read the Rest
The Wall
Mo-ti-va-tion – the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; …Read the Rest
Turn up the heat!
Did you know that cancer patients don’t automatically get help from anyone to stay warm during the winter? No, neither …Read the Rest
There’s ‘snow’ stopping me now :)
We’ve had snow on the ground for almost three weeks now; right through Christmas and into the New Year. As …Read the Rest
Sikhs in the City
Just read a fabulous article in Runners World about the remarkable Fauja Singh. Mr Singh is remarkable for a number …Read the Rest
New Years Resolution?
Here we are at the start of a new year, with the best of intentions and hoping for a fresh …Read the Rest
Can you help?
Just as I thought the pavements/sidewalks were safe it started snowing again today! The footpaths aren’t gritted and having tried …Read the Rest
New Year..New Challenge! (yes, another one)
I thought I’d celebrate the New Year by entering a road race to keep me motivated, training on track for …Read the Rest
Tree-mendous!
At this time of year you can see a dozen or more Christmas trees as you walk down any residential …Read the Rest
What’s on your wish list?
Like every sport or hobby, it’s easy to get carried away buying the latest-greatest must-haves and spending more money than …Read the Rest
Balls!
Training is progressing..sort of..sometimes it’s hard to spot improvements but I am working more muscle groups into my exercises. Other …Read the Rest
Chemo Chic
Sometimes things catch your eye. I stumbled across ‘Chemo Chic‘ initially as a group on Facebook and then I found …Read the Rest
Not Sydney Australia
For those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter, you’ll be rather familiar with a source of trouble, …Read the Rest
Ok, so it’s Winter!
Having done a treadmill session at the Physio to round off last week, this week’s training started with a short …Read the Rest
And now for something completely different …
This should really be titled ‘Off-Topic Wednesday’! I couldn’t resist sharing these with you. This has nothing to do with …Read the Rest
Where does your money go?
If you’re thinking about sponsoring me and making a donation to Macmillan Cancer Support, here are a few facts that …Read the Rest
Oops I did it again!
Runs have been going really well lately. I had a fantastic run up to Barnsdale again (that hill doesn’t get …Read the Rest
I’d like to introduce some of my friends…
I have been bowled over by some lovely messages of support recently and been delighted to reconnect with old friends… …Read the Rest
Models R Us
If you’ve read my ‘About Me‘ page, you’ll have noticed that once upon a time I worked as a Model …Read the Rest
