Often people in the fitness industry make wild claims that how you’ll get “shredded” if you do “insert oversimplified, unrealistic thing”. Luckily this doesn’t seem to be the trend with runners, as people get that you have to put in…
Intervals can be an integral part of your training depending on what it is you’re training for. One problem for us statistic loving runners, is that it can be hard to compare progress with them. Why bother comparing? We obviously…
With all the talk about HIIT training and whatever the latest fitness craze is, you’d be forgiven if you think that intervals are superior to longer duration exercise. Intervals make you fitter, right? Fitness is a relative term as it…
Injuries are almost inevitable when you’re a runner. But you don’t need to keep getting the same one repeatedly. This article was inspired by a conversation I had with a fellow club runner and is in no way a judgement,…
Weight loss is just one of the reasons a person might take up running. But how can you make the most of it? Fast vs slow The “fat burning zone” where you optimally use fat as fuel is around 60-70%…
Among the challenges of running is how to get your shoes dry ready for your next run if they get wet. This becomes a more likely scenario when you live in the UK of course. How NOT to dry your…
Let’s face it, stretching is the least enjoyable part of being a runner. Let’s look at how it can help you run faster. Why stretch? Not stretching will cause muscles to shorten and stiffen, which increases your likelihood of injury,…
Like most things in life, there are many possible reasons for not running faster. Training To run faster, you have to train regularly and to a high enough intensity to force physiological changes in the body. In the early days,…
I’ve gone through quite a journey with this question. When I first started running at 11 years old, I tracked nothing, just went out and ran. After a few years of on and off training I wasn’t a big advocate…
It’s ok, ask any runner and they’ve been there. Training hasn’t quite gone to plan and race day is looming. At some point or other you might ask yourself if you should skip the race and either defer entry to…