This cycle represents a very basic outline of what’s required to improve athletic performance. Without the right training, recovery and nutrition, there’s no hope for any athletic improvement at any level. With those things in place however, everyone can be a performance athlete. Necessarily, we also have to take into account the desire and capacity…
Read MoreSpecialist or generalist: which is better?
In the 15 years since I qualified as a teacher, people have often asked me what I teach. My stock response has been, “children.” Anyone who works in primary education knows that you have to be proficient in pretty much all areas of the curriculum insofar as an 11-year-old would notice (trust me; they see…
Read MoreWhere are you going?
What do you want to get from running? Do you want to be faster? To lose weight? To run further? Perhaps you just want to stay fit and well or don’t have any targets at all. For many of you, there was a time when you didn’t run – can you imagine?! Just because you’ve…
Read MoreTilehurst Runs Together
*** UPDATE 13th October 2020 *** I have been asked by a few people about resuming group outruns. Tilehurst Run Together operates under England Athletics and their guidance for a ‘restricted return to activity’ is incredibly detailed. Amongst many other items, it specifically states that: “Training sessions should be adapted to minimise the risk to…
Read MoreDo you ‘just run’?
Someone once told me, “Just go out and run.” If your main aim is to enjoy running, that’s a perfectly sensible strategy to take. If your main aim is to stay fit for life, you may want to include some other types of training. Stretching, strength and mobility all play a part in our overall…
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