• Lionesses do the European double!

    The Lionesses completing the double and getting to the World Cup final in between really means so much to every single girl who loves football and the fact that now they can dream of becoming a professional footballer. That has not always been the case and the strides forward in the professional game has been Read more

  • Running: Tokyo Marathon 2023

    After a massive three year wait back in 2020 with the Tokyo Marathon being called off 6 days before the race and 3 days before I was due to fly, I was really going to make sure that this trip was even more epic! Going for the sub 4 dream and starting to train in Read more

  • Newcastle United Women – History Makers!

    Sunday 1st May 2022 a historic day for Newcastle United Women when they played at St James Park for the very first time. Everything about this event was truly exciting and the build up was really good to promote the history making event. I still I don’t really think though that anyone could have imagined Read more

  • MSc Sport and Exercise Sciences

    From October 2020 until September 2021 I took on the massive challenge of (eventually) studying for my Masters degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Sunderland. This decision was pushed after that first lockdown and furlough stage where I eventually thought it’s now or never, something I had wanted to do probably Read more

  • NUFC: Trippier Signs

    The first signing of the new era at Newcastle United is 31 year old England International Kieran Trippier who has signed from Atletico Madrid on a 2.5 year deal for £12 million. A total steal and I actually cannot quite believe we are already signing a player of high quality, despite still being 19th in Read more

  • Running: Berlin Marathon 2021

    The Berlin Marathon is part of the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Major series which currently has six members, including Boston, Chicago, London, New York and Tokyo. You collect stars for each of these majors and when you complete all six you get the biggest and greatest medal of all time. Taking part in Berlin would Read more

Quote of the week

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."

~ Rogers Hornsby