Episode 18: Running and pregnancy

    A few weeks ago I took a walk round Wimbledon Common with Kate Lewis and her son Bertie. While Bertie slept, Kate and I talked about running during and after pregnancy. She shared her experience of running through her two pregnancies and returning to running after birth. I mention a US athlete called Sarah Brown [...]

    2018-02-06T11:30:33+00:0016 September 2016|

      99min half, week 6: Taking stock

      This week I was running through the park when a conker fell from a tree missing me by about a foot. My first thought was 'that would have really hurt' swiftly followed by 'Oh crap, it's nearly Autumn'. The Great Eastern Run isn't the only sporting event taking place in Peterborough in early October. The [...]

      2017-06-23T07:39:17+01:0028 August 2016|

        99 min half, Week 5: Flexibility

        When I write training plans for runners, I ask them for the holidays, weekends away and busy weeks they've got in their personal life over the months ahead. Because if you're gong to tick off all your runs, a bit of forward planning and a realistic approach to run-life balance is needed. In the run [...]

        2017-06-23T07:39:17+01:0022 August 2016|
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