Welcome to my lockdown Family Running Session! Trying to juggle your own running, taking the kids out for fresh air and exercise, and complying with the once-a-day exercise rule? You want to be a good, selfless parent. But you are still a runner, and human being, at...
Marathon training – What should you do next? – Part 3 Over the years my running mantra has always been “Don’t let the setbacks set you back”. Now it’s become a mantra for everyday life not just for running. But the big question is what should you do now? As an...
What should you do next in your marathon training? – Part 2 By now you’ve had a few days to let the dust settle on the news that your spring marathon has been postponed. Instead of being disappointed focus on the second chance and golden opportunities you’ve been...
Marathon Training – What should you do next? Part 1 Now your marathon training plans have been thrown up in the air what should you do next? If you don’t have a marathon coach you have probably found your 16-week marathon training plan is suspiciously quiet on...
All marathon runners know you should make your long run count. We take masochistic pride in them. We know we should run them at a slower pace. But often that feels pointless and unnecessarily time-consuming. So most of us struggle to resist the temptation to see how...
Daley Thompson, double Olympic Decathlon gold medallist once famously said he always trained twice on Christmas Day because he knew his rivals were only training once or having the day off. Training twice gave him the edge over his rivals. But do you really have to...
