Check out the Tough Girl podcast where host, Sarah Williams, delves in deep and asks all the questions about my Atlantic rowing challenge. Sarah doesn’t hold back and rewinds to the time whe I owned a beauty salon. Then she comes all the way to mid-Atlantic and finds out what it was like to live on a small ocean rowing boat with 3 near-strangers. I … Continue reading Tough Girl Podcast Extra: Atlantic Row
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
I run to stay healthy I run to get the recommended 15 minutes of daylight each day I run to get to places I run because it is quicker than walking I run because it releases endorphins I run because I am addicted to endorphins I run to get away from my brain I run because I get to eat lots afterwards I run because … Continue reading 19 Reasons Why I Run
That’s step 1 done.At least I got out of bed after 36 hours of festering in my own misery. In that time I didn’t open the curtains despite it being a wonderful sunny Good Friday. I didn’t eat. I barely drank anything and cried most of the time. I threw in some sleep for good measure but didn’t shower or brush my teeth. I’m still in … Continue reading The Secret Life of a Fundraiser
08/03/19I’ve just got in from a training session in the shed. It really is as grim as it sounds. It’s a bog-standard 5m x 2m wooden shed which I imagine was bought from somewhere like B&Q. It’s not top of the range, full of damp, with a plastic window covered in moss and a buckled door. The luxury! My Concept2 rowing machine sits right in … Continue reading Who Turned Off The Lights???
I wrote this article for the Bulk Powders Blog. Click here to read. For £5 off your Bulk Powders order, use promo code LTON40 at the checkout : ) Continue reading 5 Supplements for Active Vegetarians & Vegans
All the ingredients underlined are available from the Bulk Powders website. YOU MUST TRY THESE! This recipe is from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Recipe Book, It’s All Good. I make a batch of these for race weekends, picnics and for visiting friends. They are so easy to prepare, require no cooking and you don’t need any measuring scales or culinary skills to make them. Jam-packed full of … Continue reading Coconut Energy Bars
Friday 29th May 2015 “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes”“Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes and Eyes and Ears……” It’s 9.30am on a Sunday morning. I’m standing waist deep in a cold river, fully clothed, having not slept since Thursday evening. The group of people I’m with and me are all laughing hysterically as we sing. We act out the song, … Continue reading Primal Events ON TRIAL: 48 Hour Endurance Event
Saturday 28th November 2014 I’m eating my dinner one evening and checking what Facebook has to offer when I see a post about an event called Primal Events F.E.A.R. I give it a ‘Like’ and write a comment like “this looks cool” and think nothing more of it. A friend saw I’d ‘Liked’ the post, he knew the Race Directors (RDs) and could get a … Continue reading Primal Events F.E.A.R. : 24 Hour Endurance Event
