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Running the Last Ever Preston 10k

Ever since I completed the 2016 Chester half-marathon, I’ve been desperate to train for another event. Unfortunately, life had other plans. It’s like there’s been a universal conspiracy preventing me from taking part in anything else. Injury, illness, more injury, ill parents, time constraints, more injury, house renovations – you name it, it’s happened. And for the past 18-months I feel like I’ve just been ticking over. The Preston 10k Although I’ve been working out consistently – mainly because it…

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Vegan Lifestyle

Are you looking for the perfect vegan cheese?

When I was making the transition from vegetarian to vegan, the one thing I struggled to give up was cheese. It wasn’t even like I was a big cheese monster. I hated cheese. Well, cold cheese anyway. I didn’t eat cheese sandwiches, or cheese on crackers or posh cheese on little cocktail sticks. But melted cheese on a pizza, on a toasted sandwich and even on tomato pasta was something I really loved. Also, the thought of eating vegan cheese…

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My First Vegan Kind Lifestyle Box Review

I’ve always been a bit sceptical about subscription boxes, and my experience with Abel and Cole last year didn’t do anything to dispel that scepticism. But after lusting after The Vegan Kind boxes for several months, it was only a matter of time before I decided to part with my hard-earned cash. The fact that I would get £5 off my first order was also a deciding factor. I still consider myself to be in the early stages of my…

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8 Tips For Staying Fit and Healthy While You’re on Holiday

If you’re concerned about how to stay fit and healthy while you’re on holiday – you’re not on your own. While a lot of people use a holiday as an excuse to eat and drink too much, I’m not one of them. Just because I want to escape the stresses and strains of everyday life, it doesn’t mean I have the desire to take a break from my healthy, active lifestyle. Because it’s exactly that. A lifestyle. And it’s one…

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Exploring Sizergh Castle in Winter

I’m a little bit behind with some of my posts at the moment. Unfortunately, I have the attention span of a goldfish which means I get easily distracted by shiny objects. Luckily, I have Lightroom to jog my memory about the places I’ve visited! It was a cold January morning. There was frost on the ground and a winter nip in the air. As I sat in the car carefully wrapping myself up in multiple layers, I silently hoped I’d…

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What does your run feel like?

The Warm Up As I start to warm up I begin to work through my checklist. Pain in left knee? Check. Pain in left hip flexor? Check. Sciatic twinges in my right side? Check. Numbness in right big toe? Oh. This one doesn’t always show up, yet today it’s decided to make an appearance. Check. Discomfort in arms and hands? Check and check. Each run begins with the same routine, a mental checklist of all the niggles throughout my body.…

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Vegan Lifestyle

Quick and Easy Vegan Pitta Pizzas

A few months ago, when I was reading Vegan Life Magazine, I saw a recipe for 10-minute pitta pizzas. They looked so tasty that even though I hate cooking, I felt compelled to make them. The original ingredients included olives and artichokes, but I left those off because, well….olives and artichokes. Also, it didn’t include the pesto. Even though it was shown in the photo, it wasn’t listed in the ingredients. Including preparation and cooking time, they only take about…

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Rediscovering my love of running

Sometimes, the hardest thing about a run is the act of putting your trainers on and leaving the house. You’re tired, it’s cold and last night’s take-away didn’t agree with you. But more than anything else, you just can’t face running those bloody hills. Hill running That was me earlier in the year. After spending over two decades running, I finally found myself defeated by hills. We moved to a new house in November last year and up until that…

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Vegan Lifestyle

A Quick and Easy Vegan Lunchtime Stir-fry

Working from home takes self-discipline. Ask 10 people who work from home how they plan their days and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Over the years I’ve found myself trying different things to make it work for me – and I think I’m finally there. One of the things I find helpful is eating the same thing for my lunch every day. I don’t have to sit pondering trying to decide what I want to eat – I already…

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