Aside from running these days, you’re encouraged to strengthen, stretch and take active recovery. Adding technique drills on top of whatever combination of other running work you do might seem like something that doesn’t really matter, and whilst it isn’t…
Strava. A fantastic tool to monitor your own running, congratulate your friends on their efforts and successes and have some friendly competition. Like most technology though, human nature determines how it’s used and the impact it has on our health. …
In the UK for a few all too brief weeks every year we get some hot weather, and we’re just not that good at handling it at times. Change your session times It’s pretty obvious to move your sessions…
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…
Not every run is going to go all that well. Some will be down-right terrible by some metrics, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t useful. With the right mindset of growth and development, they can be the best lessons you…
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…
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…
Intervals and long runs. They have different purposes, so why put the two together? Read on and find out. From a physiology perspective, long runs are all about your aerobic fitness and muscle endurance, whilst intervals are more about how…
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….
Not every run will be great. Some won’t even be good at all. You can however, turn it round and salvage even the most diabolical run. You’ve gone out with a session plan in mind. Maybe it’s to run a…