Are you a regular runner who has been struggling to get quicker lately? Are you feeling like you've plateaued? Do you have heavy legs when you head out for your usual run? Lost your mojo? We all go through this. Normally for me, it's a week or so after a marathon or an ultra, when … Continue reading Why you might need to slow down to speed up
The road to recovery. (The bit after an ultramarathon that nobody tells you about)
If you're thinking of tackling your first ultra soon, the most important thing to remember about ultras is that it's going to take you a long time to recover. Longer than you think. This may seem like a glib statement. You're embarking on an epic distance; of course it's going to take a while to recover … Continue reading The road to recovery. (The bit after an ultramarathon that nobody tells you about)
Finding a balance
It's 9am on Saturday morning ... "Shouldn't you be at parkrun?" I hear you ask. Well, yes. Today should be my 100th parkrun in fact, but recently I'm learning that running needs to fit into life, and not the other way around ... Last month, I realised I had run 141 miles (an average month … Continue reading Finding a balance
