Guest post by Ali. Lazy girl has been sort of mentoring me in my first forays into running. About three months ago I decided I ought to do some exercise. That’s a lie – I’ve been ‘meaning to do some exercise’ for a very long time but I’ve always put it off – I’m too [...]
It was only a matter of time before my VIP status within the running community was recognised and rewarded. The reward for being a running VIP it seems is free drinks and food - I'm all kinds of down with that. Who isn't? If you'd like to become a fabulous running VIP like me, here's [...]
Last Tuesday I had a 3-mile race just two miles from my front door. How convienient! Except I was in Greece still. There's a huge business around doing races in foreign counties and you could spend thousands of pounds doing the Great Wall of China marathon, the Everest marathon and such likes. But I think I [...]
by barney nicholls We all want different things from a race: PB hunters, medal collectors and those that just want to run alongside others because misery loves company. But one thing we all want from a race is value for money. I can run 10 miles on my own and time it on my Garmin, [...]
Choosing a race to take part in can be a complex business. I’ve spent many hours trawling through race listings and reviews to find something that’s right for me. It takes almost as much energy as booking a holiday. Whether it’s your first ever race or your first attempt at a specific distance, here’s a [...]
There's a few situations in my life when it would be really hand if I could read minds. On the tube and in bars for a start. If I could tell when my fellow passengers were about to dissembark the train I could position myself ready to slip gracefully into their seat. And in bars, [...]
I'd like to patent what I've come to refer to as the 'chicken and egg approach to PBs'. It's worked pretty well for me so far in that every race I've done has been an improvement on the last. Allow me to explain this almost meaningless and very tenuous metaphor. In my first ever 10k [...]