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Hi, I'm Bethan, a runner, yogi and PhD student from London. For questions or press please email me at aprettyplacetoplay@gmail.com.

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There are two things playing on my mind right now when it comes to preparing for The Speed Project - nutrition and recovery. ⠀ ⠀ I won't lie, I find working out what my nutrition my body needs when I'm training really intimidating, so over the next few weeks I'm going to be doing some serious research over the next few weeks - so watch this space! In the meantime however I think I've worked out a recovery protocol that works for me, simply by reflecting on my training diary (why you should always write notes on your training!) and looking at what works and what doesn't work. Want to know what I'm thinking? I've shared all my thoughts on the blog, along with a training update. Go check it out.⠀ ⠀ Link in the profile.⠀ [ 📷: @annarachphotography]⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #runner #run #running #instarunners #runhappy #instarun #runners #marathon #runnerscommunity #instarunner #trailrunning #marathontraining #runnergirl #runtoinspire #adventure #runchat #trailrun #happyrunner #361Europe #runitfast #beyondexpectations #womensrunningcommunity #trailrunner #runnersofinstagram #halfmarathon #runnersworld #furtherfasterstronger #worlderunners #thespeedproject
Cold beautiful canal miles on a Sunday 🏃🏼‍♀️ it’s weather like this which makes me fall in love with running, and London, all over again. I trained through the winter for my first marathon and have such good memories of heading out for long runs on freezing winter mornings which were followed up with brunch and a hot bath. Plus cold clear weather is the very best for exploring London, a city build for crisp sunny days! 9 miles in the bank and I can see some improvements in my times which hopefully means all the work is paying off! • • • • • #runner #run #running #instarunners #runhappy #instarun #runners #marathon #runnerscommunity #instarunner #trailrunning #marathontraining #runnergirl #runtoinspire #361Europe #runchat #trailrun #happyrunner #runitfast #beyondexpectations #womensrunningcommunity #trailrunner #runnersofinstagram #halfmarathon #thespeedproject #runnersworld #furtherfasterstronger #worldrunners #marathon
Spent the day @nationalrunningshow catching up with friends, getting nerdy about run stuff and treating myself to a few bits and pieces (like a @pulseroll which I’ve been converting forever, don’t try one unless you’re up for buying one, they are THAT good!) 🏃🏼‍♀️⠀ ⠀ I loved catching up with the team from @runnersheal, a brand I love because they do good while also making some of the nicest running stash around - one top feeds one child for a month, and you really can’t say a bad thing about that! I also got to meet the guys @runderwearofficial, I really can’t believe I’ve not tried their pants before, especially given I really suffer with chafing (generally in undignified places). I’m excited to check out their new bras which launch later this year, and may have challenged their co-founder Richard to a chafe off 👙 and of course I went to say hi to the crew @361europe 🏃🏼‍♀️⠀ ⠀ The big highlight of the day was checking out all the nutrition options that are out there. Nutrition when I’m running is something I really struggle with, mostly because I literally have no idea where to start most of the time and lack confidence when it comes to working out what I need and what to use, so it was nice to have the opportunity to chat with a few different people and pick up loads of samples to test out on my runs over the coming weeks. Watch this space because I’ll definitely be sharing how I got on!⠀ ⠀ Were you at The National Running Show today? What were your highlights?⠀ ⠀ #runshow19 #beyondexpectation #361ambassador #runnersheal #inspiringwomenrunners #womensrunning #womensrunninguk #running #runner #instarunners #runners #instarun #marathon #trailrunning #runnerscommunity #instarunner #marathontraining #nikerunning #runitfast #runtoinspire #runnergirl⠀ #trailrun #halfmarathon #triathlon #runnersofinstagram #womensrunningcommunity #trailrunner #runnersworld #furtherfasterstronger
Iron Girl has been causing quite a stir over the last couple of days, and while @ironmantri have responded really positively and changed the event name and format, I thought I’d reflect a bit on why the race organisers might’ve misjudged this one in the first place. The link is in my profile, let me know what you think! [image: @annarachphotography] . . . . #irongirl #ironman #imuk #triathlon #running #run #runner #everdaysexism #sport #feminism #womeninsport #inspiringwomenrunners #womensrunningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningmotivation #ironmanuk #womenstriathlon #womenstriathloncommunity
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