Fitness – Veggie Runners

Asics Greater Manchester Marathon Race Report – Half and Half Relay

Asics Greater Manchester Marathon is one of the few in the UK (the only?) that offers a half and half relay option. We don’t know why other marathons don’t but we were more than happy to run half each in Manchester. Not because we’re lazy but because we have different races lined up so we’re…

Our London Marathon Weekend

There are many great things about writing Veggie Runners but the best of all has to be the people we get to meet. Spending weekends with each other – yay! – in the company of other runners talking about pretty much nothing but running. Our idea of a great time. Yeah, OK, it’s not for everyone…

This Girl Can – International Women’s Day Event

I have to admit, I got a little teary during the second of our guided 5K runs for International Women’s Day yesterday. Supporting the launch of the This Girl Can campaign with RunLeeds, we were running with our all-abilities group along the canal in a sudden burst of glorious sunshine. The more experienced runners had…

Pop Up Running Event. Join us on 8th March 2015, International Women’s Day, at Trinity Leeds

Join us on Sunday 8th March to celebrate International Women’s Day and This Girl Can! We’ll be at Trinity Leeds supporting the fantastic Pop Up Running Event. We’ll be leading FREE guided 5km city runs: 2pm Mixed group 3pm Women only All welcome – beginners, improvers and experienced runners will all be looked after. Sign…

26 Ways Skiing is exactly like Training for a Marathon

I just had a spectacular week skiing in the French Alps – huge amounts of food, even more exercise; the highest of highs and the lowest of lows; decked out head to toe in sportswear. And I thought, “Hold on, I’ve been here before. More than once. Skiing and training for a marathon are literally the…

Refresh Yourself With A Micro-Break

It doesn’t take long to recharge your batteries. Treat yourself to a micro-break – an hour or two might be all you need. Sometimes you need to give yourself a break. Not a holiday, not a spa vacation, not a yoga retreat or a stay in a swanky hotel. It doesn’t have to cost much….

5 Amazing Reflective Accessories for Runners

Hey, you, runners! You are great, you are powerful, you are better than you were yesterday. You are, however, NOT INVINCIBLE. This winter, I have been seeing a lot of runners out in head-to-toe black, no reflectors, headphones in and it gives me the screaming heebie-jeebies. We need to have a talk about reflective gear….

Get Faster, Fast! How to smash your marathon PB in 2015.

This guest post comes from the fantastic Laura Fountain, the brain behind Lazy Girl Running and half of our favourite event of the year, run blogging conference Write This Run. Having run ten marathons, she knows a thing or two about training. When I heard her Marathon Talk interview and found out that she had…

7 Reasons I F***ing Love the ‘This Girl Can’ Campaign

I love the #ThisGirlCan campaign, and I’m not afraid to say it. I know I’d get more clicks by posting a scathing critique. After all, it’s more click-baity to see people tear each other down than to support and nourish each other. But I wouldn’t really know where to start. I love that it’s body positive. I love that…

Runners Need Leeds – new store

We’ve been saying for ages that running is the Best. Thing. Ever. It seems that now millions of other people agree with us. Yippee! According to recent research from Sport England (they do loads of research, you know – check out their latest stats), more than 2 million – 2 million! – people in Britain…

Abbey Dash 2014 Race Report

Bring it, Abbey Dash! #sweatybetty #abbeydash #running #fitness #TomTom A photo posted by Veggie Runners (@veggie_runners) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:05am PST The Abbey Dash 17 seconds is not very long at all. Ordinarily, you lose 17 seconds without even noticing they’ve slipped away, disappeared. Sometimes, though, 17 seconds is forever, bending time and…

Why Women’s Sport Matters (And You Should be Mad As Hell)

This year, due to a widening pay gap, “Equal Pay Day”, the date from which women effectively work for free until New Year, came 3 days earlier than in 2013 – November 7th. If you were the best female cyclist in the world, guess when you would have started working for free compared to your…