In 2018 I rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain to the Carribean. The journey took 43 days, rowing non-stop throughout the day and night in 2-hour shifts. My team and I never got more than 1.5 hours to sleep at a time. We took part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge along with 28 other boats. We pushed hard and placed 10th … Continue reading Rowing Across The Atlantic
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I’ve got 1,200 friends on Facebook.I’ve got a combined total of 11,500 people following me on social media.And yet I feel lonely. I’m a 35-year-old single woman. (I sometimes wonder to myself why I’m still single at 35. I feed myself bullshit I just haven’t found the ‘right’ man yet).I’m an only child.I’m self-employed and work alone a lot of the time.I live by myself.Friends … Continue reading The Lonely Disease
Many of you may have seen me necking a bright orange, slimey, lumpy shot most mornings on my Instagram stories. I’m amused by how many people a) find it entertaining and b) want the recipe. Well, here you are, you delicious people. (PLEASE NOTE: You do realise by reading this you have entered into a non-verbal agreement with me to do this shot every morning for … Continue reading Anti Inflammatory Shot
26/11/17In 2014 ago I was the owner of a beauty salon and had never done an event more than a few hours.I’d only been running a few years and was just days away from my first ever endurance event.I’d never done anything like it before.I’d been offered the ticket for free just 6 weeks before and wasn’t prepared with kit or training.But I said yes … Continue reading One Thing Leads To Another
Who else is familiar with this? I’m not a doctor, neither am I a nutritionist so I urge you to take this post as one that is written by a layman. I did, however, suffer from Raynaud’s phenomenon for 14 years and now no longer suffer from it. Phenomenon – there is no known cause or cure. Before I delve into this more, let me … Continue reading 4 Ways to Cure Raynaud’s Phenomenon
1712/16I was meant to do this 24-hour rowing challenge as part a team, taking it in turns to row in 2-hour shifts, but for various reasons, I ended up doing it by myself.I never would have thought this was possible, rowing constantly for 24 hours but with only 3 days notice, no other option and 2 British records up for grabs, I got stuck in. … Continue reading 24 Hour Indoor Rowing Challenge
I’d wanted to walk around the Isle of Wight for years. The last time I visited was on a school trip in junior school. So I invited my best mate, we stuffed our backpacks full of food and camping gear and a few weeks later we were on the train and ferry to the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Coastal Path is 71 miles … Continue reading Hiking the Isle Of Wight Coastal Path
Following my post on ‘What To Pack For A Death Race‘ I thought I’d write a few more tips on how to survive a ‘Death Race.’ These kind of events are growing in popularity as those crazy enough to sign up look to push themselves further and further. There’s Judgement Day The Unknown, Spartan Agoge, GORUCK, ROOTS Adventure Training, Fuego Y Agua Survival Run to … Continue reading 7 Tips For Surviving a Death Race
Having done a 12, 24 and 48 hour ‘death-race’ style events, I feel as though I’ve got this list pretty tight. I take exactly the same thing to every event, packed in the same place in my bag because I know it works. This list may help with events like GORUCK, ROOTS or the Spartan Agoge. I have put the brands I use next to the item.You … Continue reading Death Race Packing List
