Choosing the Best Place to Run
Choosing the best place to run will have an enormous impact on your timing and health. I’ve been lucky enough to have run in a few places around the world. I have my favourites, but Read More
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The Importance of Stretching, And The Ones You Should Be Doing
The importance of stretching before and after your run is cannot be stressed enough. Imagine a football player getting out of bed and jumping straight into a 90 minute game of football. Just think of Read More
Runner or cyclist? Cyclist or runner?
Finding time for both in your life I run, and I cycle. I cycle, and I run. Every week. Since I got too old to play football (too many injuries!), I’ve done both. Unlike football, Read More
Five Reasons to Take Up Running
Reasons to Take Up Running Are you thinking about taking up running? Maybe you have seen people running a marathon and thought, I could do that. Or perhaps you’ve spotted runners in your local park Read More
Size Doesn’t Matter – Weight and Gender Do Not Define you
Why my Weight and Gender Do Not Define Me as a Runner Women on the Run If you look around you at this moment in time, you can see significant changes are happening with women. Read More
Why Being Part Of The Running Community Energises Me
I’m Part of the Running Community At the moment I could run up a mountain. Or do a few quick laps of the local park, at least. The fact that out of the window I Read More
Five Ways to Eat Healthy on a Tight Budget
Eat healthy on a tight budget Not everyone has the luxury of being able to splash out on the best quality chicken and beef and chomp down gallons of protein all day so you can Read More
Race Day Food for Runners – What’s Best on the Big Day
Race day food for runners guide It’s not every day you run a race, so it’s worth taking the time to prepare yourself for the event. What you eat in the morning can stand you Read More
Five Energy Foods That Improve Your Running
A healthy and balanced diet is essential if you’re going to take up running and improve your performance. The right foods are necessary for keeping in shape, and running faster and longer, and boosting your Read More
Why I Run and It’s Not to Diet
Why I Run – Background This post is a significant diversion from the technology-based posts I usually write. The idea for this post came to me while I was out running. Before I begin, I Read More