Bananas and Bum Chafe (First 50K Ultra)

Bananas and Bum Chafe (First 50K Ultra)

I wasn’t sure whether to advertise this event or not because part of my handle for this “12 12 challenge” is that I haven’t completed any of the 12 events before. However, this one was for me. It was a warm up, a test and a training session. I got to test my metal, my...
Feel Bad-ass not Bad

Feel Bad-ass not Bad

“Your mindset is constantly evolving depending on what you’re exposed to, so make sure you’re consuming quality content that reaffirms you’re a total badass!” – Rose Radford This post was written by a friend on social media and I thought how nicely it aligned to my...
What is success anyway?

What is success anyway?

I have a performance coach friend supporting me through this. A coach is not something I ever thought I would use in life, but I never thought I would need a therapist either and I’ve definitely had one of those! In fact, I think it is mad that the majority of British...
Lost in a sea of high achievers

Lost in a sea of high achievers

I have had this thought so many times throughout life. What makes me so special? Who do you think you are Jen? How on earth do you think you will be able to stand out enough to get people interested in this event? I sometimes feel surrounded by other people doing...
An old man and a boat

An old man and a boat

I’ve managed to get the boat out for some kayak familiarisation now, it felt good overall; I felt balanced and comfortable. It took me a little while to get the hang of using the rudder with my feet as it goes against my dinghy sailing intuition of pushing the tiller...