Brit Chick Runs

For some reason however, the bloke at the passport check stamped my card thing with a B or a P or some letter; upon the next passport control, my mum and I were ordered into a scary waiting room and told to leave our suitcases at the back and sit down (with about 6 other people). 1hr later, and lots of worry at watching 2 or 3 other people get baaasically kicked out of the country and having NO idea why we were there, we were called to the front desk. … We also hit up the museums in a big way – Air and Space: My mum wanted to go in the space simulator It was SO hot that day…. Natural History: Me as an ancient breed of human…. ….quite an improvement right?

Alreet! Now I’ve sorted out my ecto issues, time for part 2…. The Day Before You know what Saturday’s mean in my marothoning world…Carb loading! Enter a bowl of Irish cream oats (made with water, but oh-em-gee, the creamiest oats I’ve EVER had) with a banana and granola I’d bought in Whole Foods a few [...]

PHEW what a busy day! In this order: Eat, run, eat, pack, ride, burn, eat, iron, muck out, wash hair, pack, eat, blog. I haven’t stopped!! Starting from the top: 1) Pre-run fuel: 2) Run! 8miles, my third from last run before the marathon….crazy! Despite being blustery and proper cold, the sun was shining and [...]

….or, as the case may be, don’t. Normally, I’m really good at imagining things – when I used to compete regularly in dressage, I’d imagine riding through my test (every single step, corner, transition) over and over. I’d imagine finishing it with a smile, getting a great score, and winning the class. It’s amazing what [...]

OH. EM. GEE. Canned pumpkin has arrived in the UK! Life as I know it is about to get very interesting. Very interesting indeed…. As interesting as some of the food I’ve eaten the past few days? Maybe not. But still! Ps – woah, I had the best run today! It was just like old [...]