My top marathon training tips

My top marathon training tips

This time of year, many people are looking to longer distance spring and autumn goals, and wanting to improve their running endurance, whether that be completing your first 10k distance, marathon or even an ultra marathon, so I share my tips for getting to that start...
The building blocks of a training plan

The building blocks of a training plan

One of the most common questions people ask me is, how do they improve their running? There are a number of ways people wish to improve: They may wish to focus on a PB for their next race They may want to progress to a new distance safely, and without injury They may...
What running has taught me

What running has taught me

Running hurts sometimes Age 12, I was volunteered by my class to run the 800m at sports day. I was never an athletic child, and the thought of running around a track, with the entire school watching, filled me with dread. I was so worked up about it, that when I went...
Why running should never be painful

Why running should never be painful

I’ve been making a real effort lately to step back from my time goals and just enjoy running. When running is your day job as well as the thing you do for fun, it’s easy to get too wrapped up in it, and I found I was getting a little obsessed over speed,...