I have said that I am not really a runner for a long time. I enjoy the occasional jog but it’s been 20 years since I did a mass participation event.
Then last autumn when we were at the Great North Run @aimee_fuller said to me you should do the @londonlandmarkshalf with your daughter, me and my mum do it.
I thought nothing more of it and then a few weeks later I was offered a place. (I think Aimée might have been up to mischief).
So I said yes and then suggested to @loislogansj that she should do it. And she said yes. I think I was trying to prove that being 50 wasn’t a barrier to pushing myself.
Neither of us were running more than 5km at the time.
I had a meltdown one Sunday shortly afterwards when I struggled to complete a 4km run round the block, I thought of giving up and begged for help here on Instagram. And so many of you were very kind and offered loads of tips and many of you suggested @runna_coach so I got in touch with them and began my programme at the start of January. They have been amazing and the app is brilliant, adjusting my programme and my ambitions as I got quicker and giving great advice. I honestly don’t think I would have run sub 2 hours today without them. We crossed the line in 1.54 and along the way I have seen my 5km and 8km get quicker and enjoyed the interval sessions.
So all I guess what I am saying is never say never. If you say ‘I’m not a runner’, then you probably won’t be.
The @runna_coach app can prepare you for any distance so have a look and if you fancy it use the code GABBY for your first two weeks free. Give it a go 💪🏼
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
First bank holiday of 2024 🌟
@reuben_logan and @loislogansj loved watching you compete 🙌🏻
And @christineyorathdesign thank you for the excellent t shirt 🙏🏻
Happy birthday to our guy 🩵 we love you @kennylogan11 shout out to Ken and Martin – we had never met them before and they joined us in a 4 ball. Martin is 80! He’s an inspiration for two 50 somethings like us. When he was 55, his wife bought him a guitar and now he’s in a band. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for @su2cuk watch or stream on Sunday at 7.40pm on @channel4 🙏🏻
Such a joy to be part of this special show with @phlaimeaux @otimabuse @suziruffellcomedy
@prueleith @alisonhammond55 @noel_fielding and yes that is @blakelively who watched from the back of the tent she’s such a big fan of #GBBO not at all intimidating 😬 having her there as the final judging took place.
Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised more than £113m to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for @su2cuk watch or stream on Sunday at 7.40pm on @channel4 🙏🏻
Such a joy to be part of this special show with @phlaimeaux @otimabuse @suziruffellcomedy
@prueleith @alisonhammond55 @noel_fielding and yes that is @blakelively who watched from the back of the tent she’s such a big fan of #GBBO not at all intimidating 😬 having her there as the final judging took place.
Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised more than £113m to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for @su2cuk watch or stream on Sunday at 7.40pm on @channel4 🙏🏻
Such a joy to be part of this special show with @phlaimeaux @otimabuse @suziruffellcomedy
@prueleith @alisonhammond55 @noel_fielding and yes that is @blakelively who watched from the back of the tent she’s such a big fan of #GBBO not at all intimidating 😬 having her there as the final judging took place.
Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised more than £113m to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for @su2cuk watch or stream on Sunday at 7.40pm on @channel4 🙏🏻
Such a joy to be part of this special show with @phlaimeaux @otimabuse @suziruffellcomedy
@prueleith @alisonhammond55 @noel_fielding and yes that is @blakelively who watched from the back of the tent she’s such a big fan of #GBBO not at all intimidating 😬 having her there as the final judging took place.
Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised more than £113m to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for @su2cuk watch or stream on Sunday at 7.40pm on @channel4 🙏🏻
Such a joy to be part of this special show with @phlaimeaux @otimabuse @suziruffellcomedy
@prueleith @alisonhammond55 @noel_fielding and yes that is @blakelively who watched from the back of the tent she’s such a big fan of #GBBO not at all intimidating 😬 having her there as the final judging took place.
Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised more than £113m to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
AD – Often I work at the weekends, that’s when the sport happens, but if I am not I try to make sure there’s a bit of chill out time and top up all the little things that make a big difference to my energy for the next week. Having a bit more time to look after myself and that includes my hair. Through @cloudninehair I have learnt a lot about how to look after my hair better through their adjustable heat temperature on their products and using a little bit of the Magical Remedy.
Have a fabulous weekend and if you get a bit of time to relax let me know what it involves?
(And the magazine I am reading is House and Garden just in case you are wondering).
#selfcaresunday
#haircareproduct #haircareroutine
Have we criminally underrated Andy Murray as a sports star? And is there anyone coming through who can replace him? 🎾
#andymurray #wimbledon #tennis
It’s not every week we have a double olympic champion on the podcast, but this week rower @helenglovergb is adding a touch of greatness to proceedings. Speaking directly from a training camp in Portugal, Helen reveals what motivated her to come out of retirement – not once, but twice! – and what it’s like juggling motherhood with the demands of being an elite athlete. Helen speaks about the way that her perspective has changed as she’s got older; how going through multiple pregnancies has actually made her feel stronger; and her anxieties about retiring completely from the job she still loves. Author of How To Build A Healthy Brain, @foodandpsych, also joins to discuss the relationship between exercise and brain health, and why every time you move your body you give your brain a boost!
Listen via the link in my bio 🎧
One half of the award-winning 5 Live Breakfast presenting team @rachelburden_radio joins me on the podcast this week.
Rachel talks about how years of very early wake up calls have taught her not to get too paranoid about the amount of sleep she gets, instead looking at the bigger picture and the positive effects of being stimulated and nourished by a job you love. We also talk about striving to have the things you want in life rather than trying to have it all, and how her youngest child’s premature birth proved just how little we can actually control in life. Rachel also talks about the joy of taking up walking football in midlife!
Dr Danny Penman joins to speak about his experience using meditation as pain relief, and how taking time out for meditation can actually save you time in the long run.
Link to listen is in my bio!
Would you like to see an NFL franchise based in the UK? 🏈 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Is Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL move a win-win situation for him? 🏈
Gynaecologist and bestselling author @drjengunter is our special expert guest on the podcast this week.
Dr Gunter is here to shed some light on what is happening to the body through the menopause transition. Jen also takes your questions on everything from brain fog to weight gain and supplements to HRT – busting a few myths along the way! Hopefully after listening you’ll feel better informed about what is happening through this time, but also hopeful about what awaits on the other side of the menopause.
Follow the link in my bio to listen now – remember to leave a review if you enjoy this episode, so that more midpointers can find it! 🎧
Are Premier League clubs treating their traditional fanbases ‘disrespectfully’?
#premierleague #fans #epl #football #soccer #tickets
They say it is ‘not their responsibility’ and for a body under the control of the Taliban to decide.
Captain of the team Khalida Popal talks to @gabbylogan and Mark Chapman.
#football #footy #fifa #women #sport #news
