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I'm really excited to share with you my collaboration with the East Lancashire Hospice to help them share information about the 5k Bubble Rush.  BUBBLE RUSH 2019 Saturday 27th April 2019 This is a sponsored, family friendly, fun 5k which will be held at Pleckgate High School in Blackburn. You can run, walk, dance or skip the route through the colourful foamy bubble stations. The route is two laps so if you aren't up to the full course then you can just do one lap and have fun in the event village which will feature live music, photo booths and fun for all the family.  You can book your place by clicking this link https://eastlancshospice.org.uk/bubble-rush-2019  Join the Groovy Green 11am start or the Hello Yellow 12pm start Registration costs £15 for adults and £6 for children (under 3s are free) and this includes a t-shirt and a medal.  Participants are asked to pledge to raise £25 in sponsorship for the charity which go...

So basically, I'm shit at sticking to monthly posts but I do really like picking up this blog post when I've got plenty to share and recommend.  It's only a week or so late but here's the things I learnt in January... The last week of January is too late to wish anyone a "Happy New Year" . I thought it was polite and a bit of a conversation starter with clients that I'd not spoken to since before Christmas but most of them were a little taken aback at my late attempt of etiquette. When do you stop saying it? Mo Farah's weekly training schedule is nothing short of amazing. I normally write about running stuff on a dedicated blog post (you can read the January Run Down here ) but when I saw Mo Farah's typical weekly training regime , I thought you might like to have a look. I'm exhausted just reading how many hours and miles he clocks up but it is his job, after all! Retro is all the rage! I absolutely remember the first perfume th...

First the excuses and the mini-updates...  I hadn't written a "January Run Down" until now because there didn't seem to be much to say (I'm wrong, as usual). For me, the beginning of the year is always a bit of a slow start and, up until a couple of weeks ago, I hadn't entered any races. My first run of the year was a mid-week, daytime run which is a HUGE novelty but I had an extra day off work and managed to get out with a few of the running gang and have a lovely six mile plod around Samlesbury. Nothing else exciting happened apart from occasionally leading the 11-minute mile group for Club Runs on Monday and Wednesday and joining in with some longer runs with my friends who are training for the Lisbon Half Marathon in March.  I currently haven't got a half marathon booked but wanted to increase my mileage "just in case". After all my protesting last year, I'm learning to appreciate the longer runs, but only when I have good people...