I’ve always been a runner. It’s something people who know me would probably say about me first.
But if I’m honest, for a long time it was more about how it looked than how it felt. I didn’t realise then that it was also giving me space, freedom, and something that was just mine.
Motherhood changed that.
After my first, I remember feeling a bit lost in it all - tired, out of rhythm, and not really looking after myself. I loved being a mum, but there was a part of me that felt like it had quietly disappeared.
Running was the thing that brought me back.
Not in a “fitness” way, but in a this makes me feel like me again way. It gave me space to think, to breathe, to move and to reconnect with myself.
But it didn’t just fall into place.
Like most mums, I went through the stop-start cycle. Routines broke, energy dipped, and some days it just felt too hard to make it work.
That experience is what shaped how I see running now and why I do things differently.
Because it’s rarely just one thing that stops us.
You can have the time, but no energy.
The motivation, but no confidence in your body.
The intention, but no structure to make it work.
That’s where the R.E.A.L. Running Method comes in.
A simple, grounded way of making running work in motherhood by looking at the real reasons it doesn’t stick.
Through my writing, the blog, and everything I share here, I explore a simpler way to approach running - one that’s less about pace, pressure, or comparison, and more about how it makes you feel.
Because running doesn’t need to be impressive to be powerful.
And mums don’t need more shoulds. They need more coulds.
Running (shock), Real facts, anagrams.
Oh, and creating a life in motherhood of true meaning, energy and purpose.
Hard lover of a pun since 1985.
My best plate.
The reason for it all. My kids are just the best
Finally. 40 years and counting, people.
Picko, pickles, egg, EP. The self proclaimed life and soul of the party.
Reading, writing, researching. Making it all have a point, a story. Bringing it all to life lights me the hell up.
Runner for life. Runner in motherhood. 3 marathons in with no signs of slowing down.