Category Archives: Covid-19

Why listening to young people matters

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Alice

channeling thoughts about why you could be the change a young person needs… (This piece was originally published on Medium in 2020. I’ve updated it slightly to link to current times, and reposting here… ) I qualified as a youth … Continue reading →

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One week to go until the Great North Run!! Thank you all so so much!

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Alice

It’s a week to go. An actual whole week until I run 13.1 miles through the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead. I’ve raised so far £780 for Gateshead Youth Council so far which is fabulous. I’ve upped my target to … Continue reading →

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Two weeks to go until the Great North Run!! On reaching a half marathon in training milestone & running my way out of a pandemic (I really have done that…)

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Alice

The countdown has really begun, in two weeks time I will be pounding the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead, alongside 60,000 other runners hoping to have a jolly time and to raise as much as possible for lovely charities. In … Continue reading →

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When everything feels awful, until running reminds you it isn’t: on conquering 10.5 miles Great North Run training…

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Alice

I haven’t written, or even ran as much as I’d like recently. I don’t know why I thought I’d keep up with writing weekly running blog posts, on top of working full time, when for half of my job I’m … Continue reading →

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Running my way out of a pandemic: Great North Run training weeks 8 and 9

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Alice

Week 8 and 9 hurrah! I’ve combined week 8 and 9’s posts because life has got busy, working full time is beginning to take its toll, and I keep finding out the hard way that I need to learn to … Continue reading →

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Running my way out of a pandemic: Great North Run training week 4. (mostly featuring periods, runners on mass and new trainers…)

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Alice

It’s week 4 already! I have no idea how I’ve got through a whole month of constant running as we emerge from this pandemic, yet here we are. A bit like how we’re all wondering how the hell life as … Continue reading →

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Running my way out of a pandemic: Great North Run training week 3… (mostly post Covid vaccine euphoria…)

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Alice

I had my final Covid vaccine last Sunday, which made me very happy, but interrupted my planned running schedule, because even with this sudden burst of motivation, a vaccine and a run in the same day felt like a step … Continue reading →

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What therapy and a pandemic has taught me about connections

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Alice

Like many people this year, I’ve gone back to therapy. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to make that re-referal now, sometimes It takes a bit of prompting from others and other times, I just know. I … Continue reading →

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Do I fit in here? On questioning a sense of belonging…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Alice

“I really admire your tenacity to conquer adversity,” I’m told. I’ve accepted these compliments, that my achievements have been noted and that I’ve had some degree of impact on other peoples lives. We all crave attention. Human connection. To feel … Continue reading →

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On “where do I belong?” during a pandemic…

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Alice

I have temporarily stopped using social media and probably will never go back to it, so, this piece won’t be shared there, but will possibly be read by my small following; you; and that’s okay. I still wanted to write … Continue reading →

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