Changing habits to run better
When people talk and write about habit change, we tend to think about dieting and New Year’s resolutions a lot of the time, but habit change goes way beyond the scope of an arbitrary date or what we eat. Let’s…
What to consider when writing a running training cycle
If you’re someone who writes their own training plans, it can be a difficult task with so many potential choices to make. Here I’ll give you some tips to make it a whole lot easier and more effective. What…
Can hiring a running coach make me faster?
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…
Testing out your marathon race kit
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,…
How do I know if I’m ready for my target race?
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…
What pace should I run between intervals?
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…
4 ways to have more fun on a treadmill
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…
How long do running shoes last?
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…
Why we do recovery runs
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…
Running race preparations
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,…
