Kit review: Sweaty Betty Zero Gravity Running Bra

Sweaty Betty Zero Gravity Running Bra Review I've run in the Sweaty Betty Zero Gravity Running Bra four times since I arrived last week. And crucially, as part of my testing, I've worked from home wearing it for a morning while waiting to go for a lunchtime run. I can tell you now, it's comfortable [...]

2023-04-21T13:12:52+01:004 April 2023|

What you need to know about carbon plated running shoes

What you need to know about carbon plated running shoes Carbon plated running shoes have been making a lot of headlines over the past couple of yeas and have become more and more common at races. As a shoe tester for Women's Running magazine and The Run Testers over on YouTube, I've tried a number [...]

2023-03-31T12:22:43+01:0031 March 2023|

What to wear to run a marathon: essential kit

What to Wear to Run a Marathon: Essential Kit for Running 26.2 Miles I've run 21 marathons, and I like to think that I know a thing or two about what to wear to run a marathon. I've made some big kit errors along the way (that time I ran a flooded Venice Marathon in [...]

2023-04-10T08:59:12+01:0020 March 2023|

Running Shoe Review: Asics Fuji Lite 3

Running Shoe Review: Asics Fuji Lite 3 The Asics Fuji Lite 3 is a comfortable, neutral trail shoe that’s well priced and a strong emphasis on sustainability.  Technical details Price: £125 (discounted to £74.99) Sizes 3-10 Weight: 225g Drop: 4mm Asics Fuji Lite 3 Pros and Cons Pros Light and flexible Reasonable priced Handles road [...]

2023-03-30T11:38:55+01:0014 March 2023|

A year of running and living in a new city

A year of running and living in a new city: how running helped me settle in It's a year since I left London and moved back up the A1 to Peterborough. It was emotional leaving the city I'd lived in for nearly half my life. Peterborough is where I'm from originally but it hadn't been [...]

2023-03-09T18:29:03+00:0010 March 2023|

Beginners’ Running Kit: What you actually need to start running

Beginners' Running Kit: What do you actually need to start running? If you've just started running, or are thinking about training for your first 5k, you might be a bit bewildered by the world of running kit and what to wear on your first run. Especially if you're new to exercise in general. Fear not [...]

2023-04-10T08:56:50+01:001 March 2023|

Running London Marathon off 10 Weeks Training

Running London Marathon Off Just 10 Weeks Training Last year I ran the London Marathon after training for just 10 week, and it went pretty well. While I wouldn't normally advocate a 10-week marathon training plan, the offer came to run London Marathon and the race was only 10 weeks away. So I looked seriously [...]

2023-02-07T12:51:43+00:009 February 2023|

4 Marathons I’ve Run More than Once

4 Marathons I've Run More than Once (because they're great) I've run 20 marathons (including two ultra marathons) so I think I know a little bit about what it takes to make a great race. The best marathons have slick organisation, a good route and support that makes you want to go back and do [...]

2023-02-03T18:16:43+00:006 February 2023|
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