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…
Running weight loss – consistent of variable calories
If you’ve read some of my other blogs on running weight loss, you’ll see lots of tips on how to do it safely and why it helps. One thing I haven’t discussed is whether you should keep calories the same…
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…
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,…
Putting intervals into your long runs
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…
Should I join a running club?
Running is mostly a solo sport unless you’re lucky enough to have a friend who enjoys it too, who can meet at the same times and has similar fitness or goals. Joining a running club is then a very appealing…
Why you should set a target race
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…
Should I race if I’ve not trained properly?
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…
