Sarah

Dreaming of Footpaths

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RUNNER & TRIATHLETE: I’m a previously lardy girl who has swapped doner kebabs for trainers. It’s just as pricey but better for my waistline. Plus I end up with a lot less garlic sauce down my front. Based in Warwickshire, England

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Sarah

Episodes

PART 1 London Marathon 2014: The 2 Poo Rule & Nutella Eating Buttocks 09.08.2020 16:57

PART 1

Rawlinson Bracket 2017: Bikes Don’t Run On Fairy Dust 06.08.2020 6:03

A tough day out on one of my first cycling sportives. Hail, wind and walking up hills ...

Breca Gower SwimRun: Seals & Why You Should Always Check Your Fern 21.07.2020 16:18

My first Breca SwimRun with Rachel! I’ve never been a team player. I like the IDEA of working as a team but at school I was the one standing at the end when everyone else has been picked along with the kid who smells funny and has one finger permanently up one nostril, and the kid who has has a communicable disease, hates sports and is threatening to lick anyone who picks him. I got distracted too...

Race Report: Liverpool Marathon - Urine Hurling and My First 26.2 14.05.2020 17:30

Running my very first marathon. First published on Dreaming of Footpaths October 17th 2012

Race Report: My First Triathlon - Kimbolton - Drowning in 4ft of Water 07.05.2020 23:10

The triathlon was over before it had really begun. I was only three laps in, but I was panicking. The pool water –stinking of chlorine and enclosed spaces - was splashing into my face, I was gasping for air and I’d completely forgotten everything I’d learned in my swimming lessons. My head was telling me I was drowning in 4 feet of water.

London Marathon: Making It All About My-Elf 29.03.2020 22:00

Going for a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon in 2016 while dressed as an elf ... running with Ann, Simon, Mike and Alex. Episode taken from Dreaming of Footpaths August 2016.

Duck of Death: The Scourge of the Warwickshire Canals 29.03.2020 3:59

Training on the canals and avoiding Death by Swan while training for the London Marathon. Taken from Dreaming of Footpaths March 2017

Yorkshire 3 Peaks: Sheep That Say “Moo” & Bacon Sarnies 19.03.2020 20:28

Haunted sheep and bacon sandwiches and the story of beating Spider-Man while walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. No matching anoraks to be seen. Taken from the Dreaming of Footpaths blog of 12 September 2013

Thames Trot 50 mile Race Report: River Wades & Being Overtaken by a Kayaker 16.03.2020 38:12

The report of the Thames Trot 50 mile point to point ultra marathon in 2014. Involves, mud, falling over, snack swapping and being overtaken on the run by a kayak! Run in company with Paul Platt & Rodrigo Freeman.

10 Reasons Not To Date A Runner 12.03.2020 4:46

Sarah gives 10 reasons why it’s a REALLY bad idea to date a runner.

Dreaming of Footpaths (Trailer) 11.03.2020 0:51