I never thought I would say the words “I want to complete a marathon” and still have a gimmer of hope of doing the London Marathon well until my “sorry” magazine hits my doormat. But it’s something I feel a compulsion to do. I want anyone to think this is something they can do and if little old me who used to faint to get out of PE at school can think about it anyone can.
The NHS describe anxiety as a feeling of unease, such as a worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. A lot of people feel anxious and at time. This can be a natural and normal feeling that is nothing to worry about however with my anxiety the fear became severe and I began to suffer with intrusive thoughts.
I then ventured out alone I went a bit faster I ran a bit further but I always kept my house in the centre of my run just in case anything happened like I needed the toilet, I needed a drink, teenagers threw a bottle at me (genuine fear) or people laughed at me.
It's relentless and it's inevitable. How can we not question the choices we make when we know that our decisions have an impact on the happiness and wellbeing of these little people who hold our hearts?
The first place the kids wanted to go was the funfair which was old fashioned and glorious with a big wheel, a boat swing and a helter-skelter as well as a carousel for the littler visitors. I was a bit nervous this was going to be crazy expensive.
I remember being inspired by Liz McColgan and straight away thought that I too was going to be a distance runner; well that was until I went out to run and felt like I was going to die after 10 minutes! How did they do it!
To me the message of #celebrateyou is one that I 100% fully support and really, REALLY want to embrace. But as we all know it’s probably a lot harder than it seems, I know all of us women are AWESOME, our bodies are AMAZING and I am inspired by so many of you, who daily do fabulous things. Would I have ran in my pants 5 years ago, pre my two babies, three stone lighter, stretch mark free and with a lot less cellulite ironically no!
I’ve been trying to get back into running for so long and realised that my biggest hurdle to do so was me holding on to the past. I kept putting off going as I knew it would be an unwanted realisation of how unfit I am now, compared to then.
I never thought I would say the words “I want to complete a marathon” and still have a gimmer of hope of doing the London Marathon well until my “sorry” magazine hits my doormat. But it’s something I feel a compulsion to do. I want anyone to think this is something they can do and if little old me who used to faint to get out of PE at school can think about it anyone can.
I took up running around September 2015 after being diagnosed with osteopenia (early signs of osteoporosis where your b...
The NHS describe anxiety as a feeling of unease, such as a worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. A lot of people feel anxious and at time. This can be a natural and normal feeling that is nothing to worry about however with my anxiety the fear became severe and I began to suffer with intrusive thoughts.
Running, I used to hear that word and wonder, would I be ever be able to run long distance? I stood may times at the Lo...
I then ventured out alone I went a bit faster I ran a bit further but I always kept my house in the centre of my run just in case anything happened like I needed the toilet, I needed a drink, teenagers threw a bottle at me (genuine fear) or people laughed at me.
It's relentless and it's inevitable. How can we not question the choices we make when we know that our decisions have an impact on the happiness and wellbeing of these little people who hold our hearts?
The first place the kids wanted to go was the funfair which was old fashioned and glorious with a big wheel, a boat swing and a helter-skelter as well as a carousel for the littler visitors. I was a bit nervous this was going to be crazy expensive.
I remember being inspired by Liz McColgan and straight away thought that I too was going to be a distance runner; well that was until I went out to run and felt like I was going to die after 10 minutes! How did they do it!
To me the message of #celebrateyou is one that I 100% fully support and really, REALLY want to embrace. But as we all know it’s probably a lot harder than it seems, I know all of us women are AWESOME, our bodies are AMAZING and I am inspired by so many of you, who daily do fabulous things. Would I have ran in my pants 5 years ago, pre my two babies, three stone lighter, stretch mark free and with a lot less cellulite ironically no!
I’ve been trying to get back into running for so long and realised that my biggest hurdle to do so was me holding on to the past. I kept putting off going as I knew it would be an unwanted realisation of how unfit I am now, compared to then.
