When you've been overtaken while out running by someone three times your own age and two guys with one leg (these all happened to me on three seperate runs), you become pretty realistic about your talent as a runner. With a 10K time of 54mins and a marathon PB of 4.31, I'm very much a [...]
In drawing up my Top 10, I've given a lot of thought to how often I use an item and how inportant it is to my running when I use it. I don't use gels very often - the last time I had one was when I chomped one down on the starting line of [...]
Aim for the stars, if you miss you might get the moon. But it doesn't always work like that when it comes to running. My marathon time was 4.31.30 - which I was delighted with because I'd not set myself a target other than to finish with under 5 hours being a bonus. Imagine how [...]
Aim for the stars, if you miss you might get the moon. But it doesn't always work like that when it comes to running. My marathon time was 4.31.30 - which I was delighted with because I'd not set myself a target other than to finish with under 5 hours being a bonus. Imagine how [...]
Some runners find find running on a treadmill boring, takes more physical effort than running on a road and takes more mental effort. While some like it others can't stand it. But sometimes, because of the weather, time constraints or other factors running on a treadmill can't be avoided. When you're next staring at your [...]
Here's a couple of dates to pencil in your diary: Sunday 9 August and Sunday 16 August 2012 - the dates being tipped for the men and women's marathon events. I, for one, will not be leaving the city for the duration of the games and have my tent at the ready to be first [...]
If my dentist asks me 'do you floss regularly?' I lie. If my parents ask me if I've sorted out getting a pension, I lie. And if you were to ask me if I regularly include hill training in my running schedule, I would probably say yes and that would also be a lie. I [...]
Top running kit lists tend to feature pretty much the same stuff... until now. I don't think Runners' World or Men's Health have listed Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream in their kit-bag essentials but Lazy Girl would like to put forward a case for its inclusion.If you're not familiar witht this product it has a similar [...]
It occured to me that I post a lot about running without necessarily talking about how many miles I've been doing day-to-day. Mainly because I think my posts would be a bit repetative - ran 3 miles, missed a training session etc. So to prove that I have been putting in some miles and that [...]
While I was in France last week, not running and eating lots of cheese, I got chatting with a woman who was a nurse in the UK. Despite not being a runner or having any inclination towards becoming one, she began to lecture me on the subject. I was willing to hear her out - [...]