London Marathon 2017: The Debrief

Hello. I ran a marathon.

Things I have done since running a marathon:

• Told people I ran a marathon
• Slept
• Eaten a lot of takeaways 
• Eaten a lot of chocolate 
• Told more people I ran a marathon
• Sniffed my medal 
• Stared at my dirty marathon clothes in the corner 
• Moved to a new flat

Because what else would I want to do the week after running a marathon other than pack up and move? 

Did I mention I ran a marathon?

The Marathon Diaries #6: 2 weeks to go...

Beautiful calligraphy note from Ashley!

There is now a fortnight to go until the Virgin London Marathon 2017 and I keep violently switching between four different moods:

1.  !!!!!!! FUUUUUUUCK !!!!!!!
2. I am a badass, this is going to be fucking awesome, I’m going to SMASH IT and cannot wait.
3. I am terrible, why did I think I could do this, I have not trained enough, I am an embarrassment. 
4. What if I shit myself?

The fear of shitting myself is ever present. And so are my thoughts, which never shut up, so here we are with THIRTEEN days to go.

Berlin, Germany (June 2016)

View from Panoramapunkt 

The idea was to go on a weekend break for my boyfriend, Ryan’s, birthday. We wanted a holiday but a week by a beach was too expensive, and going to Bristol for a packed weekend break for my birthday in 2015 ensured the city break bug was well and truly caught. So it seemed the logical step. 

Also it meant I didn't have to think of a present…

Also it meant he didn’t have to organise a night out in London which is way more expensive than it’s worth… 

Also, Brexit, so we suddenly loved Europe that little bit more.

But like we needed excuses. We wanted to travel.