Are couch to 5k apps worth trying?
I’ll be up front and say early on that, yes, these apps are brilliant. But read on for why they work so well and how you can use them to get the best for yourself. Structure to your running…
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…
The effect of weight loss in runners
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…
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…
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,…
What’s Fartlek training and should I use it?
It’s not a commonly heard term, but it’s one few people forget once they’ve heard it. The word Fartlek comes from Swedish for “speed play”. Let’s dive into some more detail and see how you can you this training method….
