I started running in March 2020 when the first Covid lockdown kicked off and we were only allowed outside the house to exercise once a day. I was in my 40s and hadn’t really run ever. However I turned out to be not half bad and did my first marathon in April 2022 (Brighton) in 3:53, followed by another in 2023 (Manchester) in 3:39 – not too bad! I’ve also done a number of other 10Ks, Half Marathons, and even managed sub 20 minutes in the 5K.
Having started a YouTube training vlog on that first marathon I now appear to be a running YouTuber.
You can read my specific blog posts here, and check out my races, PBs, and some of my favourite videos below. Thanks!
(check out my interview with the Brighton Half Marathon team here
Feel free to follow me on Strava if you’re into that sort of thing. You can also see my parkrun profile, or check me out on RunBritain and The Power of 10.
Also I keep a sheet of all my races with notes, shoes, video links etc which you can look at right here below (scroll right to see more stuff)