Nailing your race week routine We spend a lot of time planning our training, but little time thinking about creating the ideal few days before a big race to leave us calm, relaxed and ready to race. Here's a few things that I include in my race-week routine that might help you plan your own. [...]
Episode 25: Susie Chan In this episode, I speak to ultra runner Susie Chan about running through deserts and for 50 miles on a treadmill. We also hear a review of Wokingham Half Marathon and I answer the question 'How long does it take to train for a marathon?' You can find Susie on Twitter [...]
I speak to Dr Juliet McGrattan about women's health and running; answer training questions I've been sent and my friend Josie reviews the CRUK Winter Run 10k. Juliet is the a GP and the author of Sorted: The Active Woman's Guide to Health. Josie ran the CRUK Winter 10k and tells us what she thought [...]
Returning to running post-pregnancy I miss running. I’ve missed lots of things about it. I miss heading out for a six miles on the trail and getting lost in my thoughts. I miss pushing myself in a hard workout and the feeling of satisfied tiredness that follows. And I miss racing, running hard from the [...]
Staying active during pregnancy Last year I wrote about my experience of running and staying active during pregnancy. And as I move into a new phase and look forward to returning to running in the coming months, I'm keeping true to the core principles - doing what's right for me, adapting to my changing body [...]
What do you need to start running? Running is a pretty simple activity and, despite what advertisers would have you believe, you really need very little in order to get started. Like starting anything new, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the array of equipment on offer and use this as an excuse to put [...]
Step Out of Your Comfort Zone This Year I love running marathons. It wasn’t always that way. For a long time I loved sitting on my sofa, watching TV. I still do to an extent, but I do it a lot less now. Now my spare time is filled with running, cycling and going to [...]
Train with me for your first 5k I'm on maternity leave right now, which means that for the first time in several years, I'm not out in local parks coaching new runners to their first 5k. So I've come up with a plan - I'm going to help those who'd like to start running this [...]
10 Reasons to Start Running After years of inactivity and hating exercise, I took up running and, to my surprise, found a sport that not only made me fitter and stronger, but that I actually started to enjoy. Here’s 10 reasons why you should give running a chance this year and learn to love it. [...]
Running and exercise during pregnancy: my experience Early this year I asked four women to share their experience of exercise during pregnancy. Unbeknownst to them, I was pregnant at the time. So it’s only fair that I share my own... I came into pregnancy with no expectations of how long I’d keep running for, but [...]
