You’ve done your training, felt incredibly lazy during the taper and now it’s here. Race day is tomorrow! You are feeling a mix of nerves and excitement. Here is what I do the evening before a half / full marathon. DO: Eat plenty of Carbohydrates You should increase your carb intake in the days leading up …
York 10K 2017
Call me biased but York 10K is one of my favourite events. It was the first race I entered back in 2013. It is a fantastic course taking in this beautiful city with sights of York Minster, the city walls, the River Ouse…. it is really well organised and I cannot recommend it enough – …
The week I ran to work…
…well not all of it because that would be just short of 70 miles and that’s insane. I’ve always had a hefty commute. I’m used to driving an hour each way to work every day and I’ve done this for the last 17 years. Until this week. I’m currently in-between cars, which means relying on …
Ditch the tech
A couple of weeks ago I did something different. I ran without any watch/device/app tracking my distance or pace. And I loved it! It was actually by accident – I was rushing around, set off without it and couldn’t be bothered to go back for it. Just me, my iPod and a lovely summers night. I …
Getting back into fitness after a break
Have you ever trained hard for an event and then thought, ‘I’ll take a week off and get back to it’? Soon, ‘I’ll start on Monday’ becomes months, life gets in the way, and your fitness levels have slumped. As time off adds up, it becomes more and more difficult to get started again. You begrudgingly squeeze …
Running in heat
Summer. As much as I love the lighter nights and longer evenings – I don’t cope well running in the heat. I prefer the cooler weather – because if I’m cold I keep moving. I guess we have it easy in the UK – the British summer tends to last around a week if we are …