Reclaiming running

Hi everyone, It has been so long since I have written, I guess I have been busy living life and I don’t really feel the need the blog as much as I used to. In general things are going so well at the moment, the last few weeks have been some of my most happiest …

General life update!

Wow It has been a long time since I last posted!The last two weeks of my Nursing placement just completely took it out of me but I can now proudly say I have completed the first year of my Nursing degree and got a first overall for this year! My last placement was on a …

Control

I crave control Where everything is neatly in line Planned,predictable For then I’ll be fine. When I cannot foresee, I start to panic My heart races And thoughts turn manic. I claw with my nails Lines on my skin Searching for an inch of control From within. I look for control In numbers on scales …

The challenges of being an athlete after having had an eating disorder

One of my biggest motivations to recover aside from for my parents and do go to university to study Nursing was to be able to run again.To run and exercise without being scared of fainting, without feeling guilty on days when I didn't, without being worried about the damage I was doing exercising in a …

Two days of running challenge

Hi everyone, It has been a while since I have written.Life has been quite busy and the list of things I wanted to write about just kept pilling up!Exams, work and training have all kept me busy.I have a plethora of things I would write about but I thought I would do some updates first …

Sometimes just finishing is the victory

Being someone with perfectionistic tendencies a lot of the time I don't finish what I start or I fear trying because whatever I do I want to do it to a high standard.A lot of the time I would rather not do something at all than do it in a way that equates to failure …

Stoping negative patterns of behaviour and abandoning all or nothing thinking.

I am definitely someone who thinks and acts in an all or nothing way...I am either extremely motivated and go for something 100% or I want to give up completely.A lot of the time If I make a mistake or something does not quite go to plan I think "oh it's ruined now,may as-well give …

London Marathon-Teenage cancer trust

So it is just under two weeks until the London marathon.My boyfriend Jamie will be running to rasie money for the Teenage Cancer trust.His friend Chris was taken under their care after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Osteosarcoma. I know money is tight for a lot of people (I know this …

Knowing when to rest

As an athlete knowing when to rest can take some figuring out...It is normal to sometimes feel unmotivated or a bit tired before a workout and push through,that is just part of training.But it is also important to recognise your limits and take a rest day if you feel you need it. I still find …

Why sport means so much to me

Personally I cannot imagine my life without sports,I was always active as a child and did various sports from running, to netball, to figure skating.I never particularly excelled in anything.Many people in secondary school when I was 12/13 told me I had a natural talent for running and should join an athletics club but I …