Running Gait is often not about your feet

3 Jul 2020 | Training

Emma Roe from The Derby Therapist explains that a thorough analysis of your running gait won't just look at how your feet land, it will focus more on WHY they behave as they do. Reputable running shops will look at your running gait by watching or filming you on a...

A Coach is worth it in the ‘Long Run’

26 May 2020 | Training

You find yourself looking at some events and races, maybe your first 10k or half marathon, or maybe a bucket list ultra or trail/fell running event, you find an ideal one in 6 months’ time thinking about how much training you will need to do, then you find one of the...

HIIT is good for you, if you do it the right way

16 Apr 2020 | training, strength and conditioning

Everyone loves a good HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) session, which pushes you and gets you to the end feeling like you’ve had a great workout.  Gyms and PT’s everywhere have morning and evening sessions/classes, body weight, weighted, motivated by great...

Lost your running mojo? Temp it back again with these top tips.

30 Dec 2019 | Trail Stories, Training

We all know that feeling when we are in love with running. We can’t wait to get through our daily routines to put on our trainers and hop, skip and jump out of the door onto the trails. Every run is a joy, we are focused and we are alive. Then suddenly, just as if we...

The long and short of it: the secrets and benefits of ultra distance

20 Dec 2019 | Training, training

You may have heard about how going slow can help you go faster, but have you considered how going long could help you get better at going short? Here off road running coach, guide and race director, Andy Brooks of Peak Running shares how anyone can run an ultra “I...

Commitment and consistency are key to running fast trail races.

20 Dec 2019 | Trail Stories, Training, Events

Finding out your best friend is actually a rock and that celebrities are not in fact cheering you on, hasn't deterred fell runner, trail lover and road racer Rob Allen from laying down some serious miles in some serious races (UTMB, The Spine, Lakeland 100 to name a...