About
I’m Cathy and this is my blog. That’s me over there on the left, just finishing my first 10k. I’m actually looking for my friends who didn’t see me cross the finish line. Obviously, I was too much of a blur.
I don’t always look like that, I can sweat far more.
I started running after stopping smoking. I started smoking at around age 11 because, er, I don’t know why, probably because my friends did, or maybe just to piss my mum off. Or maybe that drag of a Marlborough my dad gave me when I was 5 started me off and I was just waiting until I was tall enough to see over the counter of the unscrupulous local shop that sold single cigarettes for 9p to the local under 16s.
25 years later I got fed up with smoking, so I read the Allen Carr book
When I’m not running (which, let’s be honest, is most of the time), you can usually find me in front of my computer playing on Facebook designing websites and if you’d like one (hey, it’s my blog and I’ll plug if I want to), you can find more information over at my web design business site, Shiny Octopus.
If you’d like to contact me, you can email me at cathy@jog-blog.co.uk or fill in the form on the contact me page.
Though I would just pop in to say hello. I’m an Australian but was in London a week ago and had a fantastic run with the Serpentine running club. We have some great runs in Oz, but I am very envious of London residents that they have such iconic runs available to them right on their doorstep. I hope to get back to the UK before too long.
Hi,
I found your site through Warriorwoman’s. Just thought I’d pop by to say that your blog’s very amusing, and inspires me to get off my arse and go running even when I’ve got a massive hangover or would rather go to the pub. Which is most days. Warriorwoman did encourage me to start my own blog but my runs aren’t really interesting enough.
It’s a shame I don’t live in London otherwise I’d be up for becoming a new SAS recruit.
HI emma!
thought to say hi too. I used to live in london and now i’m in dublin. trying to get a bit faster, but just trying really
keep up the good work!
can I link you to my blog??
Hi Monica!
My blog is at http://emmavinyard.blogspot.com/
Like I said, there’s not much there yet as I don’t think my running (or life in general) is interesting enough for anyone else to want to read! But feel free to link or whatever.
i can’t access your site from work, but I’ll check it out and add a link later from home.
Hi, sorry I didn’t drop by sooner. Things a bit manic. Are people nagging you for not running much recently? If not, NAG NAG NAG NAG NAG. There you go, you should feel better now.
Hope to see you soon!
Hey, also to let you know that I took your advice and signed up for the Girl Geek Dinners…
Ok, I’ll say hello too. I am from the US. I run/jog a little bit and am more of an enthusiast. Check out my jogging website at JogNRun.com. Love your blog, it’s really entertaining :).
Hi
I stopped coming to your site because I stopped running but I am back into it now training for a 14km Run in late May.Luckily I live in Perth, Western Australia so no Hills and definitely NO Snow although we did have a bit of hale the other day.
Keep up the Running and keep up the blogging.
Hi Cathy
The Allen Carr wrote quite an effective book didn’t he? I have a similar story:
http://makefireoutoffear.blogspot.com/
I’ve just discovered you and looking forward to reading more. Congratulations.
Cheers
Mulk