Hey there!

Hi, I'm Emily and as you have probably already gathered from the name of my blog, I run and I'm a vegetarian girl who likes her food! Running has always been a part of my life one way or another, but it has only been in the past year that it's become a big part of it.

I have my Husband Paul and good friend Chris to blame/thank for that! Football was once my thing but I hung up my boots at the end of the 2013-14 season and soon found the need to replace it with something. I've run on and off for around 6 years completing 2 half marathons and a handful of 10k races but have never really been able to give it my all as most of the time training for races clashed with my football commitments.

Chris would often badger us into entering races and rather cleverly combined it with some sort of after food/social (check out his cool blog - Run for the eat) which given my love of food would usually lead me to cave in and sign up to said race! This tactic worked at least a couple of times a year! Chris although carnivorous himself has always gone to remarkable efforts to ensure us veggie folk are well catered for (his home made bean and nacho burgers are a personal favourite of mine). The May Bank Holiday Hatfield Broad Oak 10k has become something of an annual group outing under the team name of 'Team BBQ', you guessed it we run then have a BBQ regardless of the somewhat predictable British Bank Holiday weather! One thing Chris has taught me is running is better when with friends!

Post Hatfield Broad Oak 10k 2014 with a celebratory PB ice cream

Moving onto my Husband Paul and his part in this. He's the annoying sort that makes running look easy, he went from running a 10k race to 50k ultra-marathon without bothering to try a half marathon or marathon in between. He has often struggled regulating his pace and had a habit of trying to run 50k at a 10k pace!

For years we've not run together, there's a foot in height difference between us so Paul has a much longer stride. When we attempted to run together I'd either feel like I was holding him back or I'd struggle to keep up he'd inevitably become a speck in the distance in no time at all, not much fun. Then one day I had an eureka moment, my natural pace is around the pace that Paul should be running for the longer distances so we started training together but running at my pace.

Paul, my Husband, running partner and best friend

With the assistance of my running partner I have a new found love of running, no longer does it have to feel like a chore that I did because it kept me fit or I was training for a forthcoming race. What's more is we now love running together, I am quite happy leaving the headphones at home and enjoy being in the company of my best friend and appreciating wherever the adventure takes us.

So what's this blog about? When I get into something I really eat, sleep, breathe it, this blog is an outlet for that passion and to give those around me a break from listening to me obsessively chunter on about running! At the start of 2015 I decided that I wanted to take my running to the next level. It was time to challenge myself and push my physical limits so I entered a marathon. Before I have even run the marathon I also entered a couple of ultra-marathons just to be sure I was challenged enough! I thought it'd be timely to start a blog to document my journey to 26.2 miles, the ultimate running achievement. Expect to read about injuries, training, mistakes, food, race reports, adventures, product reviews, the odd whinge, did I mention food?!

Life is short, love what you do and don't care what anyone else thinks! Happy running!