When I say that I can't swim very well I mean that, while I wouldn't drown if you threw me in a pool and that I could do a few lengths before exhausting myself, when swimming I look (ironically) like a fish out of water. I can't do that thing where you put your face [...]
The women's Olympic marathon was in town yesterday, but before reporting for cheering duty, there was a small matter of a 10k to run first. I'd recruited two friends to join me for the Regent's Park 10k, a three lap race round one of London's parks. It's the most fun you can have on a [...]
Despite the penchant for Lycra and neon colours, and largely using your legs, cycling is nothing like running. I've cycled round London for the best part of six years but recently, since a promise I made to Chrissie Wellington, I've been upping my effort on the bike. If you've been inspired to get on your [...]
Since finishing the Edinburgh Marathon in May, there's no stopping the Goal-den Girls who are out to prove that age is no barrier to taking up running. Group founder, Tricia, explains. I have always run to keep fit, but I had never done a marathon - so in 2010 I decided I would train for [...]
The spectacular opening ceremony on the London 2012 Olympic games was a celebration of all things British. But it left out one very defining British trait: that of knocking down our heroes.Paula Radcliffe is the fastest woman in the world ever over the marathon. She's held the world record for the distance since 2003 and [...]
With the UK getting ready for that big event that's happening in London in a couple of weeks, TV has been taken over by documentaries on sport. So, while sitting on your sofa you can get inspired to go out and train. Here's some of the pics from the last week alone - catch them [...]
Meeting your idols is a risky business, they might turn out not to be everything you've built them up to be. But meeting Chrissie Wellington, four-time Ironman World Champion, was pretty much as awesome as she is badass.I'd gone to meet her at a talk and book signing she was giving at Runners' Need, but [...]
Guest blogger, SportyGirl, reports back on last week's Bushy 10K and her sub-50 mission. Despite having completed my first marathon this year, nothing makes me as uncomfortable as training for a 10k. People think this statement is crazy, however, in the world of 10k racing and respectable completion times, this distance is well outside of [...]
This October will mark the four year anniversary of my first race since school sports day. The Wimbledon 10K 2008 was the start of a long line of running races which has led me to training for my fifth marathon. Before I took on the Wimbledon 10K the furthest I'd run in training was 5 [...]
Session two of trying to learn to swim the Total Immersion way from a book is in the training bank, and in my second session I learned a few things about swimming.1. Nose clips stay on your nose better if you take your make-up off first. However, wearing a nose clip raises people expectation of [...]