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Your health when running 9 Nov 2011 | 02:01 am

Talking to a friend the other day about health and related matters. (I now need to wear glasses all the time was the starting point for the discussion). When we run (and I suppose this goes for peopl...

In the summertime 1 Jul 2009 | 05:22 am

Yes, not posted in a while but the warm weather in the UK got me (and 97,422 other people) out running in the last few days. And what fun in my local country park.. Women pushing prams without looki...

Don’t make this rookie mistake 16 Apr 2009 | 03:37 am

On a short family easter break recently and as you do on these things, relaxtion takes over. However, after a few days relaxing, I felt the need to go for a run in unfamiliar surroundings (I always t...

Is running bad for you? 14 Apr 2009 | 11:31 pm

An urban myth that needs putting down straight away is that running is bad for you. It’s a common misconception that running is bad for joints, feet, knees etc etc That’s because people who give thi...

Running in the light 30 Mar 2009 | 09:47 pm

The light nights are now here in the UK and midweek summer trips down country lanes and footpaths are a particular favourite of mine. Paths which were waterlogged or impassable in recent weeks suddent...

Which running shoes for kids? 27 Mar 2009 | 10:56 pm

Which running shoes for kids is a topic which came up talking other coaches at junior athletics the other day. We were discussing running shoes and. (My views on running shoes have been blogged in the...

The Runners Training Diary 28 Jan 2009 | 10:38 pm

To most people under about 25, a diary is either an icon on a computer desktop (or more likely a phone..). The thought of actually writing something down is alien to most people these days. (Because I...

Running slowly makes my legs hurt 6 Jan 2009 | 03:25 am

I remember an elite marathon runner (I think it was Steve Monegheti) years ago, saying that people that took 4 hours or more for the marathon were better runners than him. Reason? He figured they mus...

Stride length – Is it important? 31 Dec 2008 | 12:57 am

Everywhere I go and almost everything running that I read recently seems to be talking about stride length. (Well not everything, but enough to make me stop and think) Athletics coaches refer to incr...

Does she mean me? 21 Dec 2008 | 06:57 am

Out for a run this morning and coming the other way were a couple of ladies. Just as I went past, one of them said “good boy-well done” which I thought was a very odd thing to say. Then I realised t...

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