As the mornings are slowly getting darker and the sun is disappearing earlier each day, its beginning to feel like autumn is coming. I love Autumn. The leaves falling and crisp cool mornings. Bonfires and fireworks. It’s one of my favourite times of year and another reason is because of the autumn half marathon season. The first half marathon I…
Last month I ran the Westminster Mile and it was my fastest mile time yet. Admittedly I could have of paced it a little bit better but I was happy with my performacne and how my training panned out which is what prompted me to write this post.
We’ve all been there. You’re running well, sticking to your training plan (mostly) and generally following every rule in the book. But you’re still struggling to run a PB. It’s frustrating and there’s nothing more deflating than having the best training cycle followed by the worst race day. It’s annoying and happens more often than some of us would like.…
With the Boston, Manchester and London marathons all less than a month away, my Instagram feed is filled with post run selfies and tales of 20mile runs. Its Marathon season! A part of me wishes that I was taking part in the fun this year. But a much bigger part of me is so glad that I’m not. The lead…
Winter training. I know, it’s that time of year again. Whether you’re training for a marathon, track & field or a 10km, you’ll know all about the pains of winter training, because most races take place in the spring. Which means the bulk of our training, must be done during the winter.
