About

I'm Lauren. I'm a runner based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I set up this blog in 2019 to recap my experiences running a different 10k race each month around the UK.

2019 10k blog posts

Since then, I:
Since 2022, I've not set myself any specific running goals, but I continue to run races and recap them on this blog.


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Marathon Pour Tous 10k

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I ran Marathon Pour Tous 10k, a nightime run for the general public organized by Paris 2024 during the Olympics. It was a cool experience, but a tough run battling the heat and tiredness. A sleepy finisher. Why Marathon Pour Tous 10k I first head about the Marathon Pour Tous (Marathon For All) in autumn 2022 on the Runner's World website and was immediately intrigued. The Paris Olympics were going to host a marathon open to the general public on the same course the Olympics athletes would run.  That sounded like such a cool and once-in-a-lifetime experience. When I read the article originally, I had just run the Yorkshire Marathon, where I got a great time, and was keen to find my next marathon to run.  While two years away at this point, I figured I might as well take a chance at trying to get a spot in this run. The way to enter it? I had to download an app and participate in running challenges each month, which were logged through the app. Each challenge said it was associa...
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Edinburgh Winter Run 5k

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My first race in 2020 was a 5k around Arthur's Seat with some of my favorite people. No medal this race, but a beanie. Why Edinburgh Winter Run I had already planned my inaugural race of the year when a surprising email came into my work inbox shortly before Christmas. The University of Edinburgh was sponsoring this winter run, and emailed all staff to say they would subsidize half the entry fee for the first 500 employees who signed up. So for £6.50, never have I been so quick to sign up to a race. I then immediately emailed all my running coworkers to say, "we're all doing this, yes?!".  Sure enough, we were all doing this. The least likable t-shirt One of the big selling points of the run was that the University was going to give its staff entrants a 'branded running top to wear on the day'.  I was quite excited by this. I've never run representing a team before. Getting to represent my alma mater and employer, along with my ...
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Shakespeare Half Marathon

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My partner and I traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon to run a half marathon during Shakespeare's birthday weekend. I came away with my second-best half marathon time, and John ran a PB. USA running outfit is back. Why Shakespeare Half Marathon I had originally considered the Shakespeare race when I was looking my first half marathon race to run in 2020. Luckily, I opted for Falmouth in March instead, which went ahead right before everything shut down during the pandemic. I had looked into running the Shakespeare race last year, but I couldn't find reasonable train fares. Finally, 2024 was the year. I found reasonable train fares and accommodation (well, reasonable for 2024). My partner, John, said he'd join me as well, fulfilling my main criteria for 2024 racing: running with people. The journey We went by train, with one connection in Birmingham. I thought we had lucked out with there being no strikes impacting our journey and the train leaving on time, but right before we got...
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