There have been a few cases in recent years of professional or semi-professional athletes being pushed to lose more weight with the idea that it’ll help them run faster. In these instances, it’s gone beyond the limits though and had…
This might seem like an obvious one, and to a degree you’d be right, but the way in which a coach can make you run faster may be less obvious. How do we run faster? There are a whole…
If you’ve read some of my other blogs on running weight loss, you’ll see lots of tips on how to do it safely and why it helps. One thing I haven’t discussed is whether you should keep calories the same…
Shoes, belts, shorts, tops, socks, underwear. Any of these items of clothing can be an asset or annoyance in your marathon. After what is at least 3 months of hard work and long runs building up to the big day,…
Whilst you may race many times per year, there are no doubt a couple of races which are most important to you, whether that’s because they’re flat and fast to run a PB, or it’s a challenging course that you…
I’ve written a lot about intervals, where and how to use them, how to get the best from them., but how fast should you run between the work intervals themselves? Different ways to use rests Firstly, it’s important to…
Treadmill running can be pretty boring. It’s not nicknamed a dreadmill for no reason after all. To be fair to the machines, they do serve a very handy purpose, and you can make running on there more fun. Distractions…
Running shoes. We all love them, whether we go for the wacky new ideas, latest trend or stick with the same brand and models all the time. Typical shoe life Many major brands of shoe estimate usage of 300-500 miles…
Recovery runs are an important part of training, especially when clocking up a lot of miles, or several miles at high intensity. Let’s look at why we need to do them. Keeping fitness moving When we stress the body, in…
You’ve put in the hard work in training, so the last thing you want to do is mess it up by being unprepared or missing a trick. Logistics Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way. Check everything. Date,…