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On 16th April (Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts) I completed the iconic Boston marathon in the worst weather I have every run in! Heavy rain, cold and strong winds meant the roughly 27,000 runners were soaked and freezing before we even crossed the start line. The support along the route was Read the full article…

The Tokyo Marathon on February 26th, 2017 was my fifth marathon, but the hardest so far! I had a niggling leg injury in the weeks leading up to the marathon, which impacted on the crucial last few weeks of training.  I lined up at the start line unsure if I Read the full article…

After months of training, I completed the New York marathon on 1st November 2015 in 4 hours 26 minutes – just a minute behind the actor Ethan Hawke! New York is the world’s biggest marathon and the atmosphere and support from the crowd the whole way was incredible!. Running over Read the full article…

No-one would normally accuse our adviser, Emma Greer, of having “come up the Lagan in a bubble”, but at the weekend she did just that! If you were anywhere near Cutters Wharf on Saturday you would have seen two giant inflatable zorbs bobbing about on the river, for an event Read the full article…

On 1st November this year I will be lining up at the start of the New York marathon. With around 50,000 runners, this is the biggest marathon in the world! Training is going well so far, no major injuries and up to 16 miles in my long runs. I have Read the full article…