TURNING 60

There's a saying going round. It's all over social media. "Our grandfathers were called to war. All we're being asked to do is sit on the...

Last November I committed to the challenge of running 70 miles along the Grand Union Canal. The date I'd planned to do that run (and have...

For the first time in two weeks I feel truly excited about the day ahead. Not for what it contains. A 14 mile run, which would normally...

It's May 2013. Mum is hosting one of her (many) 90th birthday lunches. I'm kneeling on a chair in the fine dining area of The King's...

Yesterday I ran 14 miles. A mile further than I've run in one go in my entire life. 14 miles is also the longest distance I'll be running...

This week I met a man called Max. He was energetic, articulate, humorous and very sad. His daughter, Sarah, has Down's syndrome. And for...

Let me tell you about my "counsellor", Julia Chi Taylor, and about what a difference the work we've done has made to my life. This is...

The running me that is. An exhilarating 6 miles in the wind and drizzle this morning tells me I'm truly on top form again. Us runners...

After three weeks of lying on the sofa allowing this virus to take its course, I’m finally up and running again! My first run was on...

Just when you think you're strong and powerful - invincible almost - pumping out the 12 mile return run to Richmond like a well-oiled...

I'd been mum's next of kin since dad's death in 1981. Early on, I didn't give the role a lot of thought. The idea of our mother-daughter...

I've just run to Shepherd's Bush and back. The first time I've done that route as a run. On the 207, I've done it a million times. But...

I’ve loved sport ever since I can remember. Mum started me on tennis – her passion - at 5. Since then, my days have always seemed better...

I've watched a lot of friends lose parents in the last decade. No two losses have been alike. There have been sudden deaths with no...

Work has always played an overly important role in my life. The thing that must take precedence over everything. Around which anything...

Imagine walking down the high street in a town where you know no one and everyone you pass is smiling, shouting "hello", and waving madly...

Like many people, I always turn decade years, whether they are birthdays or other anniversaries into massive causes for celebration.