Hello! I'm Nicola. I'm a designer and illustrator and I live in Manchester, England. I live with my boyfriend and hope to sometime soon incorporate a cat or dog into our living situation. You can visit my website, facebook and twitter and I also have an online shop where I sell vaguely mental cards and gifts. Above is a photo of a run I did a week ago - around Dunham Massey and finishing at my boyfriend's golf course. Super nice evening - ran past herds of deer!
- I started running 10 years ago and it's pretty much the only sport I'm any good at, mainly because I'm somewhat unsociable and hugely uncoordinated.
- I run because I'm addicted and it gives me a sense of purpose and acheivement.
- I have two pairs of trainers: Nike Lunarlon and Mizuno Wave Runners. I alternate - one pair is muddier than the other so it depends where I'm running which pair I wear!
- The last run I did was this morning and I ran 6k. It was muddy and a little tricky because I went down by the canal and the ground is really uneven so it's difficult to concentrate on not falling on your face.
- My current fave bit of kit is my nike+ app. It's seriously made a massive improvement on my distances. Plus you can score jazzy trophies and if that's not motivation then what is.
- I'm training for a half marathon in Peterborough next weekend and I'm eyeing up my first marathon in the spring.
- Running made me feel alive when I paired it with open water swimming this year. Cross training was a wonderful thing and opened up a whole new world of opportinities as well! In September I went on a trip with an old friend swimming and running around the Dordogne, France. Amazing!
- I'm currently listening to Uhh Yeah Dude podcasts when I run. They make me laugh, which is awkward and sometimes confusing in terms of breathing.
- I participate in parkrun once a month and have also recently joined a Nike running club. Parkruns are an awesome way to start the weekend and massive motivation to get a PB. My running club has really added some variation to my training - my distances and speed have improved as well as the plus side of meeting new people and chatting about running (gah!)
- I started drinking more water after I started doing Bikram yoga this year. It sure does get sweaty up in there.
- I'm currently obsessed with researching bikes and the idea of doing a triathlon next year. Just got a shiny awesome helmet from my ma & pa to start my bike kit collection.
- I'm bringing coconut water to this blog, and throwing it down on the table. I know it's super good for hydration and I'll drink it after a long bikram session but I wish there was an alternative natural electrolyte drink that didn't taste of feet.
- I'm currently having issues with my hips and I think it's because I need new shoes. In fact, I'm pretty sure I need new shoes. I think I'm gonna get the same ones again to avoid getting sucked into the dreaded shoe research.
- Finally, here's my inspirational quote. A little bit of Bruce always helps. Now go, run!
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