Why is Mother’s Day different in the UK?
You might not know that Mother’s Day is actually celebrated on different days in different parts of the world. There are over 30 different dates for “Mother’s Day”: the most popular being the second Sunday in May. In 2021 that happens to fall on May 9th and the USA will be celebrating it then along…
Why I run for Every Mother Counts?
Why am I a UK running ambassador for Every Mother Counts? (EMC), a USA based organisation dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe worldwide. I’m male, not married (but in a 4 year relationship), have no children yet, and fortunately haven’t had any family or close female friends experience life threatening complications during childbirth. Well…
Paris marathon tips – 26.2 to get you started
The Paris Marathon is the unofficial number 7 in the world after the “big six” of London, Berlin, Chicago, Boston, New York and Tokyo. With a start line along the Champs Élysées it’s certainly a marvellous location if you want to tick a foreign marathon off your “bucket list”. Applying in October for the April race…