The Deliciously Ella book has been a fantastic addition to my bookshelves. With trying to reduce the amount of refined sugar I'm eating on a daily basis - her recipes have been extremely helpful and show it's extremely easy to cook nice-tasting food rather than buying it ready made off a supermarket shelf. This has … Continue reading Deliciously Ella – Chocolate Mousse
Author: eilishmccolgan
Choice. To willingly select an outcome. A yes or no. Everyone has to make them. Children, teenagers, adults. From a young age the word 'Drugs' didn't mean much to me – other than – 'say no.' - perhaps a little naïve on my behalf but the situation never occurred all throughout my teenage years. However, … Continue reading The Drug Called Sport
Vo2 testing is not something I have focussed on much as an athlete. The only time I have ever participated in the testings are for pre-altitude camps with British Athletics – although the information does fascinate me. My first ever test was in December 2012 followed up in March 2013 after spending a few weeks … Continue reading Vo2 Testing
Perhaps not something I will be going running in but it's definitely keeping me nice and warm jogging to and from training! Absolutely love this bright blue jacket – so much that it's become my winter jacket and replaced my casual clothes! Had a look on the Nike store but can't seem to find it … Continue reading Nike – Winter Jacket
I was very fortunate a few weeks ago to join in with a few other athletes for a session of 3 minute efforts. Muhktar Mohammed, Michael Rimmer, Megan Edwards and Nathan Woodward (all 800m runners) were doing similar sessions so we bunched together. That's definitely one of the major positives to living in Loughborough - … Continue reading 3 Minute Efforts