This is not your usual Christmas Gift Guide for Runners. It’s a list of things we Veggie Runners have tried, tested and loved this year and an aside or two about how lucky we are. Wishing you a holiday season that’s happy, fun and full of love given and received. Give Something Let’s start with…
4 Tips For A Perfect Wedding Day
You may have noticed that we Veggie Runners have been a bit on the quiet side these past couple of weeks. This is because Bibi got married last weekend so we were a little bit pre-occupied. It was the perfect day, full of love, joy, laughter and, of course, tears – and not just mine!…
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…
Chaopraya Thai Cooking School + Tofu Pad Thai Recipe
Sometimes it’s hard to be a food blogger (sing it like Tammy Wynette). Actually, that’s not true – it’s not hard, not even slightly. Especially when a restaurant like Chaopraya, gets in touch and asks if we’d like a lesson in cooking delicious Thai food. Why, yes, we most certainly would! Thank you, universe. We spent…
Yorkshire Marathon 2014 Race Report
What’s the definition of ‘awesome’? As Bibi will attest, I have a problem with this word. People say a TV programme was awesome, that they just had an awesome cake etc. These things are not awesome. They are things you happen to like a lot but they do not inspire an overwhelming feeling of wonder, as…
Commonwealth Legacy Art Run with Architecture and Design Scotland
This summer we held the first “Leg-a-See” Art Run with Architecture and Design Scotland. We were proud to be part of Glasgow’s GREEN2014 programme exploring the environmental legacy of the Commonwealth Games. We had so much fun researching the history and regeneration of Glasgow, and were bursting to share it with the 30 dedicated runners who braved the…
The Nutribox 35% Discount
We’re delighted to have The Nutribox as our healthy snack sponsors. They’ve just launched their fantastic Sports Nutrition Boxes to help keep your diet on track when you’re training, which is how we come to be working together. The boxes are perfect for runners and, as you probably know, we run around a lot. It’s…
Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k Race Report
Photo: Zoe Illingworth First, can we just say how much we love this photo by Zoe Illingworth, taken in the seemingly interminable queue for the start line at the Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k. We had no idea she was taking it (clearly I go around grinning gormlessly all the time…) and only came across it…
Prashad Vegetarian Restaurant – Review
As you know, we’re big fans of exciting vegetarian dishes. We’re also very fond of a good curry. So when Prashad, an Indian vegetarian restaurant just outside of Leeds, invited us to sample their wares we were, to put it mildly, deeee-flipping-lighted. Prashad is not just any old restaurant, it’s one of Britain’s best. It was…
The Murder Mile – Interview with Author Paul Collicutt
You know we love running, but were you also aware that we’re big fans of graphic novels too? Imagine our delight when we discovered that the two are not mutually exclusive. ‘The Murder Mile’ by Paul Collicutt is a murder mystery set amid the intense rivalry of the battle to run the first 4-minute mile….
NVA Speed of Light – Review
NVA Speed of Light 2013 – Salford Quays from MOTHERSHIP (UK) on Vimeo. I recently had chance to take part in one of the most amazing running experiences ever. Really. Yes, yes, I know I’m occasionally prone to hyperbole but wearing an LED light suit and running in choreographed formation for four hours a night…
Book Review: Run, Dean Karnazes
This review was written by our good friend and, though she modestly claims otherwise, very fast runner, Katie Fox. “Run” by Dean Karnazes is the first book on serious running I read. I’m not sure why I chose to start my foray into running literature with an epic about ultramarathoning (around the globe in conditions…