#run1000miles

In total I spent 52 hours, 25 minutes, and 35 seconds running. despite those numbers, i didn’t feel like i ran enough since for the most part i only ran about 4 or 5 days a week and only did a 4.20 loop for the first two months and only started to increase my distance in july. next summer i want to end somewhere between 450 and 700 miles.  

In just less than 8 months time I will be running the #LondonMarathon for @outwardbounduk so I’ll be posting content on here + my blog to inform you who they are + what they do. ••• As it’s back-to-school time, I’ve got some statistics about how the Outward Bound courses helped young people in their school + early development. The Outward Bound Trust are an educational charity existing to unlock the potential in young people through discovery + adventure in the wild. Through challenging + intensive courses, young people increase their confidence, self-esteem + respect for others. ••• After taking part in an Outward Bound course, 83% said they felt more confident about what they could achieve in school. 97% said the course had a positive effect on their personal development, identifying increased self-esteem. 87% of students said their course taught them to keep trying when things didn’t work out. ••• I recall feeling positive + more open after my OB course back when I was 14. I was awkward + it sort of allowed me to be that way, meeting others of a similar personality + letting me explore what I could do. Even previous to that, on a different outdoor course in Yorkshire, I was put into new surroundings + yet it felt so comfortable. ••• I’m fundraising for this charity so that kids with less means are able to go do these courses, to build awareness of themselves + their environment (the OBT offer subsidised courses from their funding + donations). ••• If you like this idea + would like to sponsor my efforts to get good at running roads, please visit the link in my bio to donate. Many thanks! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏕👍🏻 #outwardboundtrust #getoutdoors #getoutside #run1000miles #londonrunner #runldn #wmnrun #womenwhorun #thisgirlcan #seriousadventure #MyOBStory https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPK6leA5cj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v7oav9h60fm8

I’m running! | This is great to see because the last time I was photographed running, I didn’t make the final cut and it actually made me wonder if it was because I wasn’t slender - I noticed that no one with a little chub or bulk was highlighted despite the amount of times we were photographed. This was at the @salomontrailrunfest and perhaps I’m just reading in to it, but it seemed out of proportion to the wide mix of people I saw that day. Unlike this run yesterday with @wmnrun where it’s just an opportunity to be around like-minded women all with their own battles and goals, just having fun and a bit of a sweat on. I take photos of myself working out or while out running because I want to show both the struggle and the achievements that come from it, so these photos are great for me because they capture the fact that I was thoroughly enjoying myself and look quite strong. ••• #wmnrun #womenwhorun #getoutside #run1000miles #londonrunning #londonrunner #justhavingfun #pushingmyself #nophotoshop #nofilter #thisiswhatitslike

Kent ••• I took myself away for the weekend, a chance to do something without pressure of a goal + some breathing space from the city. I took the weekend off alone without plans as an opportunity to carry on not planning - unusual for me not to have full control. I didn’t really know where I was camping, where I was going to run, how I was getting home (Sunday transport). I even pushed myself out of my comfort zone by following the overgrown byways - but couldn’t deal with the horses or cows in my path. Crap sleep due to the screaming foxes + screaming kids, so there’s good things about being back in the city because at least the sounds all mingle. ••• #alonetime #weekendaway #campingweekend #getoutside #northdownsway #wealdway #run1000miles #kent #southeastengland #rochester #magpie #feather

Playing catch up... #keeponrunning . #ealingeagles #keeponrunning #globalrunningday #shinewalk #shinewalk2018 #keeponwalking #teambreathe #brightonmarathon2018 #brightonhero #keeppushing #myyearofrunning #runningtotal #keeponrunning #CRUKchallengers #ealingfeeling @ealinghalfmarathon @runthroughuk @soar_running @cr_uk @britishlungfoundation @trailrunningmag #RUN1000MILES @palacehalfmarathon @brightonmarathonweekend @palacehalfmarathon @virginsport @richmondrunfest #hackneyhalf

I guess I won’t bother putting these patches onto anything then eh @trailwalkeruk. It is with deepest frustration, anger, denial and quite honestly heartache to announce that our Trailwalker event was cancelled due to the MoD, Gurkhas + Oxfam agreeing the weather conditions pushed the ‘safe threshold’. We’re all fuming because it’s not even hot anymore, it’s seems more of a cover for any further bad publicity - but that could just be the disappointment talking. Along with effort + stress that goes into raising sponsorship, there’s all the personal logistics, not to mention training + mental build up. At least 3/4 of our team are still looking to do something together this weekend but without the army’s logistics, we just can’t do something as long. It’s actually pushing teams to do the route anyway - which was my initial reaction, “well fuck them I’ll do it anyway” but the event is great because of the support + atmosphere. As bloody hard as 100km is to walk in one go, I was mentally + physically prepared for it so now I feel let down, trying to figure out what can make up for it. Unfortunately it won’t go ahead at all this year. That means that my silent auction will be repurposed towards another charity + endurance event (because quite frankly right now I’m too annoyed at Oxfam despite 15 years of supporting them no matter what) or just postponed until next year anyway - I’ll be in touch with you lovely makers once I’ve stopped sobbing every hour. Now I’ve got to go + sort out the pile of protein, excessive socks + unnecessary amount of shoes. ••• #notveryfuckingtrailwalkerstrong #100km #run1000miles #trailwalkeruk #trailwalker2018 #illdoitanyway #letsfindanotherway