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I ran the MBNA Chester 10K today. I was in the orange wave, which meant a 9am start, and I was meeting some of the Fordy Run crew at 8:30. It’s about a 35-minute drive from my house, but being good old AuDHD I left at 6am. I got to the car park ridiculously early, pushed my seat back, and chilled with my audiobook until showtime. Eventually I met up with the Fordy Run crew who were absolutely lovely, and it was great to finally put faces to the names I’ve been chatting with.

If I had a pound for every time someone told me “I can’t run, it’s bad for your knees” , I’d be writing this from a beach. This belief is everywhere , and it’s wrong. Not “sort of wrong. ”Not “depends who you ask.” Scientifically, repeatedly, boringly wrong. So let’s clear this up properly. Where this myth came from A lot of people start running, feel knee pain, and understandably assume: “Running hurt my knees, therefore running damages knees.” But pain does not  automatical

We’re only 12 days into January, and somehow a lot has already happened. Both six-week strength blocks are now full - with a waiting list - which honestly still blows my mind. We launched the Couch to 5K run group and had over 35 people turn up to the very first session, and because of that we’ve already added an extra group. Watching so many people show up for themselves, many of them feeling nervous but giving it a go anyway, has been pretty special. Alongside that, I’ve a