Like many of my runners I’ve been training for a race that was postponed and now is cancelled. When I heard about this, for a second I wondered if I should carry on with my training programme – after all I no longer have a race! But that thought only lasted a minute before I …
Read more How to keep motivated when your races are cancelled
If you have had a break from running it can be hard to get the motivation to get out there again, even though we know we will enjoy it when we do. Sometimes we worry about not being as good as we were, or as fast as we were. Sometimes it’s the fear of being …
Here in the UK we’ve just experienced the hottest day in July since records began – a blistering 38 degrees C. Now, I love being warm and outside with the sun shinning down but I’m afraid I’m a bit like Goldilocks. It has to be not too cold, not too hot, just right. And I’m …
Runners – how much time do you give your warm up routine before you start running? Be honest! A brisk 5 minute walk, an ‘easy’ first mile or a half hearted attempt at a few stretches because you kind of know you should? A warm up routine is essential for runners. It could be the …
As this week (4 – 10 June) is UK Coaching Week I am shining the spotlight one of my runners who I have been coaching for over a year. I first ‘met’ Shathiso last year as a reader of her blog The Gaborone Runner where she was writing about her big goal of running 17 races …
Read more How does online running coaching work? Runner Spotlight on Shathiso