Dreaming of Footpaths

RUNNER & TRIATHLETE: I’m a previously lardy girl who has swapped doner kebabs for trainers. It’s just as pricey but better for my waistline. Plus I end up with a lot less garlic sauce down my front. Based in Warwickshire, England

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 12 minutes
Episodes: 36
Years Active: 2020 - 2024

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Bournemouth Marathon Race Report: Stupidity, Hills & Trainer Dating

Usually when you’re packing for a race, the usual dilemma is which pair of trainers to choose. It isn’t usually working out which trainers go together ... Taken from Dreaming of Footpaths October 2…

00:21:21 | Thu 17 Sep 2020

8 Reasons Not to Date A Triathlete

8 very solid and not at all sarcastic reasons why you should not date a triathlete. (Oh and apologies for the noise halfway through the recording, the cat fell off the cabinet. Yes he’s fine. Yes he’…

00:04:25 | Mon 14 Sep 2020

Autumn 100: Despoiling Gardens, Arse Chafing & Running 100 Miles

Autumn 100 miler (2015). It was 2am and I was having an argument about whether a section of path I was running was uphill or not. You’d think it would be a pretty easy quest…

00:50:30 | Thu 20 Aug 2020

Coombe 8 Cross Country 2012: Flippers, Free Soup & Bomb Craters

My first proper cross country race in 2012 ... mostly underwater!

00:11:42 | Mon 10 Aug 2020

PART 2 London Marathon 2014: The 2 Poo Rule & Nutella Eating Buttocks

PART 2

00:35:18 | Sun 09 Aug 2020

PART 1 London Marathon 2014: The 2 Poo Rule & Nutella Eating Buttocks

PART 1

00:16:57 | Sun 09 Aug 2020

Rawlinson Bracket 2017: Bikes Don’t Run On Fairy Dust

A tough day out on one of my first cycling sportives. Hail, wind and walking up hills ...

00:06:03 | Thu 06 Aug 2020

Breca Gower SwimRun: Seals & Why You Should Always Check Your Fern

My first Breca SwimRun with Rachel! I’ve never been a team player. I like the IDEA of working as a team but at school I was the one standing at the end when everyone else has been picked along with t…

00:16:18 | Tue 21 Jul 2020

Race Report: Liverpool Marathon - Urine Hurling and My First 26.2

Running my very first marathon. First published on Dreaming of Footpaths October 17th 2012

00:17:30 | Thu 14 May 2020

Race Report: My First Triathlon - Kimbolton - Drowning in 4ft of Water

The triathlon was over before it had really begun. I was only three laps in, but I was panicking. The pool water –stinking of chlorine and enclosed spaces - was splashing into my face, I was gasping …

00:23:10 | Thu 07 May 2020

London Marathon: Making It All About My-Elf

Going for a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon in 2016 while dressed as an elf ... running with Ann, Simon, Mike and Alex. Episode taken from Dreaming of Footpaths August 2016.

00:22:00 | Sun 29 Mar 2020

Duck of Death: The Scourge of the Warwickshire Canals

Training on the canals and avoiding Death by Swan while training for the London Marathon. Taken from Dreaming of Footpaths March 2017

00:03:59 | Sun 29 Mar 2020

Yorkshire 3 Peaks: Sheep That Say “Moo” & Bacon Sarnies

Haunted sheep and bacon sandwiches and the story of beating Spider-Man while walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. No matching anoraks to be seen. Taken from the Dreaming of Footpaths blog of 12 September 2…

00:20:28 | Thu 19 Mar 2020

Thames Trot 50 mile Race Report: River Wades & Being Overtaken by a Kayaker

The report of the Thames Trot 50 mile point to point ultra marathon in 2014. Involves, mud, falling over, snack swapping and being overtaken on the run by a kayak! Run in company with Paul Platt & Ro…

00:38:12 | Mon 16 Mar 2020

10 Reasons Not To Date A Runner

Sarah gives 10 reasons why it’s a REALLY bad idea to date a runner.

00:04:46 | Thu 12 Mar 2020