Find it hard to motivate yourself to run first thing on a morning? Believe me, you’re not alone. Even Paula Radcliffe has said there are times she’d rather stay in bed. It can be hard to drag yourself from slumber and face the day with your trainers on. It’s always worth it though. No matter…
Let’s Play #MinsGame
Hobbled by sciatica and going slightly stir crazy, I’ve just played the #MinsGame, which motivated me to sort out my sh*t and helped keep my head in check. With that in mind, let’s think of this as a mental health post rather than a physical one for a change. The Minimalists, two former corporate workers who decided there…
Video: Pop-Up Running Event – Leeds Girls Can
One thing we Veggie Runners love is a pop-up running event. This one was part of the This Girl Can campaign which, as you probably know, aims to help girls and women get active, whatever their shape, size or age. Which, as you also may know, is something very dear to our hearts. This International Women’s…
Video: Veggie Runners on Made in Leeds TV
You know we Veggie Runners love to chat (and chat). So when the nice people from Made in Leeds TV asked if we’d like to chat to them about The Running Awards, well, we were hardly going to say no, were we? Actually, it was only one Veggie Runner, the other being otherwise occupied with…
Video: Leeds 10k Vegan Brunch
Video and all images: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK As you know, we love chatting and great vegetarian food in equal measure – add running into the mix and you have our idea of a perfect weekend. After the Leeds 10k recently, we hosted a post-race brunch for some of our runner friends, operating a strict…
Video: Xero Barefoot Running Sandals
Video: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK We recently got chance to try some Xero Barefoot Running Sandals and discovered two things: they look way pretty and you make them yourself! As we’ve never had handmade shoes before, we figured it had to be worth checking out. You can see from the video just how easy they…