Where were we? Last time we spoke, I’d just ran the Athens Marathon. It was November 2022. Then things happened. A shit-show really. I...

“I beat them” is what I whispered in Antigoni’s ear when I hugged her, minutes after crossing the finish line of the 39th Athens...

The year is 2022. My birthday was on the 16th of September. The Athens Marathon is on the 13th of November. 59 days in between. 22 runs,...

Waiting for a very delayed ferry in the port of Paros. Looking more cheerful than we were. August 20, 2022 At long last we are on...

I need this post to be the prince’s kiss to my Snowhite! I desperately need it to work itself into my brain, my heart, my dreams, my...

Look inside the eye of your mind and picture a busy road in a city centre. See the cars, vans, motorbikes, buses. Traffic is heavy, the...

12/01/2022 It’s been 4 months to the day I ran the marathon. Seems like yesterday. Feels like a million years ago. Running wise, for a...

Hello, my name is Irina and on the 12th of September I ran a marathon. I have been dreaming about writing this phrase, since the 9th of...

On July 6th, my running coach sent me this. From that day and until the 22nd of August, I thought about this run every single day....

(Written on Sunday, August 15th 2021) My summer holidays … I am on the plane flying home. Easyjet flight 8093, Thessaloniki to Gatwick. I...

It’s happening. It’s actually happening. I am on the plane. Twelve months since I last visited Greece and here I am, flying over to...

Long runs are like Monday mornings. I usually feel a bit blah on a Monday morning. Never quite sure if I am up for another start to the...

There are none. If running has taught me one thing is that there are no magic tricks. Hard work, commitment, consistency, resilience,...

… and lets admit, it’s more often rain than shine and this is quite a long short-story! I know I’ve said the weather is the weather and...

The problem with not writing for so long, is that now I want to write about everything that’s happened over the year-long week that has...

That’s how I felt at the running event I took part two weeks ago now. I ran a half marathon in 2:06:36, fastest one to date and for the...

Tomorrow morning I am running my first race in a very long time. A half marathon. It is a ‘real’ race, not a virtual one. There will be...

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Two things happened over the last couple of weeks. First, lockdown rules changed meaning we can see up to four human friends and have...

Μαραθωνοδρόμος = Marathonodromos = Marathon Runner Pheidippides was the first marathon runner. Ever. If it wasn’t for him and his...