First 100K: March – Financial New Year Count Down

The UK weather has been playing a deeply confusing game lately. One minute you brace against a freezing drizzle that cuts through your bones. The next, the sun blazes with the intensity of mid-July. Sitting down to write this First 100K: March Update, I am still mildly overheating. My heavy winter coat is stubbornly refusing … Read more

First 100K: December Update – Good Food, Adventure, and a Freezing Coastline

December always has its own tempo. A strange mix of soft lights, freezing winds, and the slightly dazed feeling of trying to do “normal life” while also navigating school closures, tinsel, and a steady stream of snack plates. This year felt gentler than usual, though — maybe because December didn’t ask for anything dramatic from … Read more

First 100K: November Update – Run Up To X-mas

There’s something about November that makes everything taste a little richer. Maybe it’s the colder air. Maybe it’s the fact I’m running on fewer hours of sleep than any human should. Or maybe it’s because I had, without exaggeration, the best hot chocolate of my life. Tahini and rose.Nutty, floral, warm.A hug disguised as a … Read more

First 100K: October Update – I Lost My Card

October arrived like clockwork — steady, predictable, and somehow quietly satisfying. There was a rhythm to our weeks that almost felt like a private lullaby: nursery runs, workdays, a couple of extra hours of rest on the weekends, park strolls to look at dogs, and visits with friends and family. My partner and I weren’t … Read more