Among the many items a runner might need, there likely comes a time when you’ll end up trying some energy gels. The question is do you need to? Running less than an hour, unlikely. If you’re running for an hour…
A lot of people have a training buddy, but what are the benefits? The extra mile There’s no doubt about it, running with a friend can significantly boost your motivation and willingness to put in that little bit more effort…
They can be a bit boring, those slow miles on an early morning or late in the evening, but they’re also an important part of your training programme. Non-key workouts I’ll get it out there early, these runs won’t drastically…
When beginning to run people often set a target race, but once they’ve been running for a few years, or sometimes as soon as that initial target is achieved, it can fall away. I believe having a target race or…
I saw a post on Instagram where someone had run the Tokyo marathon with a goal time of 3hrs 15. Conditions were bad so they wore extra layers which covered their watch and they decided to run how they felt….
Let’s be honest, your slow runs aren’t the most enjoyable part of training are they. They can feel arduous, tedious and pointless but if you approach them differently, they can be some of the most beneficial runs on your plan….
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,…
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,…