Running Gait is often not about your feet
Having gait analysis is much more than choosing your next running shoes. It can prevent injuries and make you a stronger runner
Beginner’s Running – Considering Couch to 5k?
The do and don’ts of beginners running. Couch to 5k, sore muscles and most importantly enjoyment
What do Joggers and Olympic Champions have in common?
Something that really grinds my gears in the world of running is the use of the word “jogger” when used in a condescending way, especially by those who consider themselves to be “runners”. It happens quite a lot. Often by individuals sitting safely in an ill-informed...
A Coach is worth it in the ‘Long Run’
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
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...
Make do and mend, reduce, recycle
Top tips and links for how to reduce your carbon footprint by repairing, reducing, recycling, redistributing running gear.
You are never too old to run trail – Judith Brand
Whether you are 9 or 99, you are never too old to run trail. But an ultra marathon at 70! Judith Brand surprised friends and family by running 33 miles through the Peak District
Blazing your own trail – navigation for trail runners
There is a sense of freedom that comes from running on trails as opposed to roads, but it is still all too easy to find yourself running the same routes day-in, day-out. Planning your own adventure by devising your own route not only changes the scenery but is also an empowering process in its own right, allowing you take charge of your journey and personal safety.
Inspiring people to get out trail running, keeps Wild Ginger Runner, Claire on her muddy toes.
Claire Maxted, Wild Ginger Running, has gone from co-founder and editor of the UK’s Trail Running Magazine to running her own You Tube channel packed full of advice, gear tests and inspiration for trail and ultra runners of any ability, shape or size. Getting people outside and running trail is her passion but when she isn’t dashing around the country interviewing the superstars of trail she is equally happy on her own home turf with her local club, Stamford Striders.
Lost your running mojo? Temp it back again with these top tips.
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 best Christmas present ever? Give yourself a run.
Give yourself the best Christmas present ever and go for a run. Escape the chaos, noise and half eaten mince pie and head out onto the trails.
Running for your life. How endurance running can keep people out of prison.
Andy Mouncey is a man on a mission. Into his fifth decade of running and with many an ultra behind him, he has spent the last 7 years setting up Run For Your Life, a community interest project which aims to keep people out of prison by using the same skills you and I...