How much time do you give your warm up routine before you start running? Be honest! A brisk 5 minute walk, an ‘easy’ first mile or a half hearted attempt at a few stretches because you kind of know you should? Your warm up routine is an essential part of your running and could be… Continue Reading
As this week (4 – 10 June) is UK Coaching Week I am shining the spotlight one of my runners who I have been coaching for over a year. I first ‘met’ Shathiso last year as a reader of her blog The Gaborone Runner where she was writing about her big goal of running 17 races… Continue Reading
The day before the Reading Half Marathon went something like this. Parkrun in the morning with my Start to Runners. It’s minus degrees C, it’s windy, there is a sprinkling of snow and they are using the alternative route due to flooding. Not so perfect conditions but good to put my race day clothes to… Continue Reading