Us runners are a funny lot sometimes… We’ll be that keen to get out of the door and go on a run that we’ll decide to just skip the warm up… then get surprised when we get injured. Yep, that’s most of us! I’ve never been much of a ‘warm up’ person, I think it…

I’ve literally just had a message from a runner who said they were training for their first and last marathon, they were suffering and struggling with the added mileage, feeling sick on longer runs and clearly not enjoying the journey. They even said someone had told them they don’t have ‘running legs’… To me, running…

When I was growing up, there was nothing I liked more than going to the tuck shop and getting myself a Pic N Mix. But one of the things with a Pic N Mix, is that there’s some sweets you just don’t eat together. I mean, you wouldn’t have a white mouse in with a…

Valentines, a time of love, chocolates and big meals…   Well it’s a little more than that…   It can actually form part of your training plan.   Well it does of for me anyway.   I’m often seen racing around Keswick the day before Valentines, in card shops desperately trying to find the cheapest…

Useful thoughts from Sabrina Verjee, winter & summer Spine Race winner. The average speed on the Winter Spine is slow: mine less than 3km/hr! Training hard and fast is worthless, training long and slow with a weighted pack very valuable. My total time in checkpoints throughout the entire race was 7 hours and 10 minutes…