It being a colder day today after last week ….Ever asked yourself – WHY WARM UP? What I think is that warming up reduces muscle injury and stiffness – it gets you ready to run. Unfortunately, a high percentage of people walk out of their front door and straight into…
hi! EA have updated their guidance regarding running and training. It seems to be taking the 6 people limit into consideration. What it means for athletics and running Exercise outdoors only in groups of up to 6 people providing athletes/runners maintain social distancing advice i.e. 2m apart if from a…
Someone once asked me months ago about nutrition. That’s a big topic and many people have different views and recommendations. So just some notes and thoughts on nutrition. Our elite pro’s can ignore this article – but some of you may find it interesting and informative. Ensuring your body has…
Well May was such a hot month for running. I wonder what June will bring. For those that need a cup a tea and a rest and some time for reflection. Have a read of what we , or some of us, were doing 5 years ago. We had some…
Friday’s Riddle. Sorry I meant to publish yesterday. A. There is something in this world that you can take away the whole but leave behind some! What is this wonderful thing? B. Which Shakespearean character was heard to have killed the highest number of birds!! You heard it here first.…
For those who need reminding the core corner message remains the same; ‘a strong trunk (or core) gives you the strength to hold a good posture, keeping your lower limbs biomechanically efficient and less at risk of injury. And stretching helps to realign your skeleton, keeping your soft tissues at…
From Rebecca. I am Still continuing with the workouts as per the usual schedule but here are the updated links. Monday : Full Bodyweight Workout Time: Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM London Every week on Mon, until Jul 6, 2020, 6 occurrence(s) Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM Jun 8,…
I’ve held back from responding to Patrick’s plea for articles about our favourite race because mine, for good reasons, is clearly promoted as a run and not a race, so maybe doesn’t qualify. But at the same time I can’t deny that the most significant event in my running life…
I hope that you are all keeping fit and well! Doubtless, we are all keenly following the government updates and thinking about when we may be able to return to some form of training! EA are running a couple of webinars next week that I am listening to, we will…
Today I have been rescued by a young lady, daughter of one of our elite master runners. You can do all the planning in the world to achieve your goal – but fate can conspire against you. Still Chin Up. Re-plan. Cross Fingers. Hope. Move on. Over now to Laura…
