My first run back after my nerve block tonight x Hi! How are you? We haven't caught up in a while!  Over the last six months since we have spoken on here I have built up a lot of mileage and hard work. I am really proud. In March I smashed out a 5k PB at Tatton Park in 26m 38s! 🏃‍♀️💓 10ks... In March, I travelled to Harrogate for a small trip which was fun. I went to the Ivy both nights and had lovely meals and I did a trail 10k in Knaresborough. After my run I went to Mother Shipton's Cave which was so fun! In April I ran a very VERY  hilly Heaton Park 10k which was really sunny. It was a women's only event and the atmosphere was so welcoming! I ran it hard and I felt strong and ran it in 1hr which considering the two laps and huge elevation. It was really enjoyable. May...  I took part in the Greater Manchester 10k which is part of the Great Run series and my series of races fundraising for the Walton Centre!  It was a party atmosphere and really fun! However, th...

Hi guys! How are you? Yeah I can't lie, it is tough coming back from my nerve pain struggles lately and my nerve block recovery. I can almost physically feel the fatigue that's built up in my body. After going out to the theatre for a matinee show today I had to have a rest for a few hours before I got up the energy, or maybe lack thereof, to run. I knew I was exhausted but drag myself out, I did. It was important I felt. I have lost quite a bit of built up training, time and hard work really from the pain flare ups. I know it isn't my fault and it is honestly just one of those things, life does interfere with your hobbies, passions and fun. I haven't been able to do my allotment the last week either. I really enjoy my active pursuits now so it has been tough building back up and I'm not even fully building back up I guess, I think I am more starting out again. But if it is any comfort to any injured or ill people out there, don't fret. Your body hon...

Wow! I haven't posted my blogs in a few weeks but it has been a busy and brilliant few weeks😊 so I will try and catch up with the last few weeks! x I landed back home from Birmingham the weekend of the 16th Feb after the Keely Klassic which was so fun!  The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd I went on a fun, solo trip to the North East which I'd been wanting to do for a while to be honest! I didn't realise at all until I went up there, I was saying to my Dad after my trip, how green, fresh and full of countryside County Durham is! It made the driving really pleasant. Highlight of the week: One particular highlight would have to be taking part in my first trail run - a 5k in Hamsterley Forest in Bishop Auckland!  I didn't really appreciate it until I did the event how rural and hilly the terrain on trail runs would be!!😂😂 I think I was being very literal and thought a trail run would be following a trail path and not necessarily so challenging.  I remember talking to my coa...

 💜Week  - 2025!💜 Highlight of the week: The Inaugural Keely Klassic! 💜💜 This weekend, I visited Birmingham to attend the first Keely Klassic! I drove a couple of hours down the night before and stayed over. I did about 20k steps each day, getting up at 6am the morning of the Klassic so I could get 10k steps done before breakfast. #dedicationtomycaloriedeficit Unfortunately, Keely Hodgkinson has picked up a tendon tear in her hamstring in the past week which is such a shame as she is in brilliant form so sadly, Keely was unable to go for her much-anticipated world record attempt in the 800m. But it was great to see how enthusiastically she threw herself into giving her fans such a great showcase of Athletics talent and fun regardless of her personal circumstances. These cupcakes, brownies and rocky roads were naughty! I loved them 💓   Thank you to Keely for her warmth and kindness (just like when she was very kind at 2024's London Diamond League Q & A giving me g...

Wow! I haven't posted my blogs in a few weeks but it has been a busy and brilliant few weeks😊 so I will try and catch up with the last few weeks! x I landed back home from Birmingham the weekend of the 16th Feb after the Keely Klassic which was so fun!  The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd I went on a fun, solo trip to the North East which I'd been wanting to do for a while to be honest! I didn't realise at all until I went up there, I was saying to my Dad after my trip, how green, fresh and full of countryside County Durham is! It made the driving really pleasant. Highlight of the week: One particular highlight would have to be taking part in my first trail run - a 5k in Hamsterley Forest in Bishop Auckland!  I didn't really appreciate it until I did the event how rural and hilly the terrain on trail runs would be!!😂😂 I think I was being very literal and thought a trail run would be following a trail path and not necessarily so challenging.  I remember talking to my coa...

  To put this 5k PB into context, I only started running again at the end of April following some very turbulent years with spinal injuries, a spinal operation, a large load of nerve pain medications which I am still on while I am still undergoing treatments (still some more treatments to go). I also lost the 100lbs I put on through a combination of being immobile, medications and being ill so my health and body have been through a lot but on the flip side, I have achieved so much! I am so so proud of how far I have come in my spinal journey, with my health, with my fitness and rebuilding my running fitness. It has given me belief back that there isn't anything I can't achieve.  I started off with a 33 minute 30 seconds approximate first 5k in May 2024 at a Race for Life Obstacle course. By my final 5k race of 2024 in mid-December, I had lowered that to 26 minutes 53 seconds! I am ecstatic!! What are the things that got me to that 5k Personal Best in 2024? I think these follow...