New mums who are runners often have two things in common. Firstly, they are tired. Secondly, even though they are tired, they still want to get back to running as soon as possible. But getting back to running after giving birth takes more than just finding someone to watch over baby for 30 minutes whilst …
Have you ever been out for a run in the winter and realised you couldn’t feel your hands or feet? Or had difficulty turning the key to get back into your house because of the painful tingling sensation in your fingers? Then you might, like me, have Raynaud’s phenomenon. Raynaud’s is a fairly common condition …
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December can be a tricky time of year for runners, especially if you are training for a spring race. You want to enjoy the festivities but you also don’t want to feel guilty about having to choose between your training and social activities. So, what to do? Here are my top 5 tips to help …
If you are training for a race you probably have a goal. The training you do will be focused on this goal, whether that is to get you to the distance or get you your PB. You’ll train for a good few months, you might turn down social events because of your training, your reading …
Fartlek running. Not everyone likes doing it, not everyone knows how to do it, but fartlek running is one of the easiest ways for all runners to improve. Why? Because fartlek running works on both your aerobic and your lactate endurance. It helps you run longer and by building your lactate endurance helps you to …