Recently, I’ve asked my runners what they do that’s not running. I was pleasantly surprised that they have a whole heap of fitness and other hobbies. It reassured me that if they ever find themselves injured (or locked-down), they’ll have something else to help them to fill their wellbeing wells. When I think of everything…
Read MoreHow do you feel about your body?
I’m not really into memes, especially ‘health and fitness’ ones because they’re usually a bit glib. That said, this one does the rounds every now and then and it really pushes my good buttons: I first started running because someone told me I wouldn’t be able to, but also because I was heading towards being…
Read MoreHow’s your performance?
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 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 MoreYou probably think this blog is about you…
One friend told me this week that something I’d written ‘resonated’ with them; another told me I was being ‘a bit judgey’. For me, those statements are different sides of the same coin: on one side, we have ‘yes, I agree with you’; on the other, ‘no, you’re wrong.’ Anything I put online, whether it’s…
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