How to train for a half-marathon race The latest addition to my collection of training guides is the 'How to Run a Half Marathon' guide. It's something I've had lots of requests for and completes the set of guides which can now take you from starting running to running a half or full marathon. The [...]
Running from 5k to 10k - Kerry's journey continues In yesterday's blog, Kerry wrote about how she started running. Today the story continues with how she went from 5k to 10k and beyond. After my first parkrun, nothing could stop me. I’d signed up to Laura’s Improvers group on Tuesday evenings and learnt even more [...]
How to start running - Kerry's 0 to 5k story Kerry finished my 0-5k Beginners running course last summer, and I asked her to share her experience of how to start running. Like many people, I've always thought I couldn’t run. I’d tried to start a few times, getting up on the odd Sunday, running [...]
Luton Half Marathon - the surprise race of 2019 For 12 weeks I ticked off the runs on my training plan, with a little readjustment here and there and a lot of juggling to make them happen. I got up early during the heatwave, and I headed out after dark as the nights drew in. [...]
How to train after a cancelled race In the past year we've seen a number of races get cancelled, mostly because of the weather, but also (as my race last week was) because of other incidents beyond the organiser's control. How you train after your race is cancelled is something that probably isn't covered in [...]
How to Write a Training Plan for Winter Running For many runners, the time between autumn races finishing and training for spring races starting is a time to run when and how much you want. And that's absolutely fine. But for others, having some structure during this period can help you keep on track and [...]
10 of the Best Big Marathons in the UK and Ireland I ran my first marathon at Brighton in 2010. It was the first year of the Brighton Marathon and I entered after missing out on a place in the London Marathon. I think that's how a lot of runners' journey begins - and entry [...]
Running in Sicily: Palermo and Cefalù This summer, I spent two weeks in Sicily. I was in the middle of half-marathon training, so while it wasn’t a planned ‘running holiday’ I was on the look out for places and ways to get some training runs in. Here’s what I found while Googling ‘running in Sicily’ [...]
What can you still achieve this year? I know this is a question that gets a lot of attention in January, less so in September. For many of us, September can feel like a new beginning and one that should come with new stationary. But the deadline of 31 December can feel limiting. There’s a [...]
Teaching People to Run The other Tuesday evening I was watching my group of runners warm up when I had a realisation. Those 20 women jogging and skipping their way round the netball court were there because of me. They'd turned up on a Tuesday night, not for the first time, and put their training [...]
