​Dervla Louli

I googled these exact words nine hours before my first marathon in Tokyo with Flight Centre three years ago. It was my first proper road race, and I was justifiably terrified because for no particular reason I completely ignored my running shoes and just tapered, tapered, and… well… tapered. I think I was so worried that I would fail to transition from trail running to road running so just avoided it altogether. So, there I was, shuffling up to the start line, literally shaki

I broke my right hand in two places while sprinting to a yoga class I was running late for. If that’s not a sign to slow down, I don’t know what is. At first, I laughed and carried on as normal trying to do headstands with one hand in my cast… and that’s when I sprained my neck. Annoyed, frustrated and feeling very down on my luck – I quickly halted my no alcohol, no sugar regime, and headed straight for a sundae at Oddies Foodies followed by a night in with friends, the bar

I never quite understood the importance of habits and routines until I read a book called ‘The Happiness Project’ by Gretchen Rubin, which examines the impact that healthy daily habits have on our overall happiness. In a nutshell, what you do every day matters far more than what you do once in a while and this equates to everything you can think of that affects your daily life. I realise that it’s pretty obvious but I felt like a lightning bolt had hit me after I finished rea