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When less is not more

I couldn’t help but notice the recent splash on social media about Marks & Spencer’s new line. However, it wasn’t referring to this season’s update of their classic ware but rather the launch of their ONLY…INGREDIENTS range of breakfast cereals. The excitement around the name, itself, was very intriguing. I mean, didn’t their other cereals also contain at least some ingredients? Despite this, the managing director posted online that M&S had always been the leader of having the ‘cleanest’ food and their new range was pushing the boundaries once again. Reading that, I wondered exactly what breakfast boundaries they were trying to breach and why they felt the need to ‘clean’ up their cereal. Especially when the debunked trend for clean eating had collected as much dust over the past ten years as most people’s long defunct spiralizers. I hoped that ‘clean’ wasn’t making a comeback anytime soon although…there were also rumours of skinny jeans making a resurgence. I had to dive deep into the M&S breakfast aisle to find out if a bowl of their clean cereal would make a good start to the day.

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The surprising rewards of straying from your lane

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Like many other people, I never really take it seriously whenever I hear the expression ‘Be careful what you wish for’. Mostly because it sounds just too much like another way of telling someone else to stay in their lane. But also because I know that when it comes to runners and their aspirations, I’ve yet to meet one who doesn’t wish recklessly. What runner doesn’t like to think about and share their lofty ambitions about someday running a marathon, doing an ultra or taking part in some crazy competition? Of course, I am no different and wonder what it would be like to run in a countless number of changing events. But there’s no harm in imagining doing something really difficult that’s way outside your comfort zone when you are sitting at home, safe in the knowledge that you don’t actually have to do it. That is, unless you somehow foolishly manage to enter something ridiculous…Which is exactly what I did. Yes, I went slightly further than simply wishing when I put my name down to try to qualify for the England Athletics Masters.

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In search of a record-breaking breakfast

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What a weekend it has been for sporting triumphs as two incredible Kenyan runners smashed some historic records for the marathon. First up, Eliud Kipchoge, who holds the official marathon world record of 2:01:39, set in 2018 has broken new ground by becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under 2 hours. It may seem slightly harsh that his time of 1:59:40 in Vienna cannot be recognised officially as a new world record when the world was there to witness every single step. But the race of 1 runner clearly wasn’t an open competition and Kipchoge was helped by an extensive support team. It was mesmerising watching Kipchoge’s 42 pacers rotate into position throughout the race as seamlessly as the backup dancers at the beginning of Strictly Come Dancing. It hardly matters that Kipchoge’s time is not official because he made marathon history and in his own words, he showed the world that there are no limits when you believe in yourself and trust in what you are doing.