How I ran a faster 5k without training This spring and summer I want to improve my 5k time. Magically I ran two 5k parkruns a month apart and have already managed to go quicker without any specific training. The stats 18 March I ran 22:28 15 April I ran 22:17 In between I averaged [...]
Running Shoe Review: Asics Gel-Nimbus 25 Asics had a pretty big promotional campaign to launch these shoes - they'll have been all over your Instagram feed for the past couple of months - and when you compare them to the previous version - the Asics Gel Nimbus 25 - you can see why. They're a [...]
How I'm Training For Loch Ness Marathon Loch Ness Marathon is in October - so I've plenty of time to train for it. However, there are a couple of training errors that runners make when signing up for a marathon. There's the group of runners who are super excited to start training for a marathon [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Running a Marathon in My 40s Vs My 20s It's my birthday this week, meaning I've lived a whole year of my 40s already. My running goal for the year had been to run a marathon as a 40-year-old faster than I had when I was in my 20s. My body is a lot different [...]
