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Sam has lived in Winchester with her husband and five children for 15 years.
The family has two cats and a slightly loopy King Charles spaniel.
Football rules the roost with the three younger boys playing for five clubs between them.
A journalist and sub-editor by profession, Sam has a love-hate relationship with running (hates the run, loves the high that follows) and says she couldn't even contemplate putting on her trainers unless her Ipod is fully charged.
The real challenge is balancing a marathon training schedule with work and the day-to-day demands of a family of seven.
The perfect run; sunshine, good scenery, solitude and music that matches her pace.
An eclectic collection of running favourites include tracks from The Coral, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Bare Naked Ladies, Amy Winehouse, Jack Johnson, Paulo Nutini, Duffy, Housemartins, The Jacksons, Real Thing, Joe Jackson and The Style Council.
Posted at 7:57pm Tuesday 11th May 2010
Third marathon in five weeks or bust!
Final marathon that's right up there with Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks
Posted at 2:06pm Wednesday 5th May 2010
Election race is on - but do I want to be part of it?
Am I the only one wishing I could run out on this election?
Posted at 3:10pm Tuesday 27th April 2010
Capital's big race is simply the best
Londoners come up trumps yet again with a marathon turnout!
Posted at 1:59pm Saturday 17th April 2010
Marathon brings men's urinals and a 20 euro note into focus
Running the Paris Marathon proves more than a little noteworthy!
Posted at 3:59pm Sunday 4th April 2010
Tapering down means some serious monkey business
Running down in readiness for the Paris Marathon almost provided the perfect recipe for writer's block.
Posted at 5:39pm Sunday 28th March 2010
A near miss nearly puts paid to double marathon challenge
This town ain't big enough for the both of us, so it's time for some motorists to move over (just a little bit, please...)
Posted at 5:54pm Sunday 21st March 2010
The woman who climbed a mountain and came down a hill!
One wrong turn put me on the road to Hell! Yorkshire is a beautiful county, but a 20 mile run from Ilkley to Leeds-Bradford Airport and back means a climb to more than 700m above sea level...
Posted at 4:36pm Monday 15th March 2010
Apps, jelly babies and doing a Ben Johnson!
So much more than just a pair of good trainers... the things you need nowadays for that perfect long run.
Posted at 1:18pm Thursday 4th March 2010
Less about finish time, more about the legs!
Running long distances is hard but there's something that just keeps me going...
Posted at 12:39pm Thursday 25th February 2010
Running out of room...
OK, I have a pet hate – it’s motorists who think they own the road and only they have a right to use them. Yes I know they pay their road tax but then so do I. I don’t, however, always have the car with me when I am hitting the roads.
Posted at 3:50pm Friday 19th February 2010
Running for all the right reasons
THOSE who know me say I am a bit of a control freak and they are probably right.
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