Health & Fitness

Having spent a lot of 2021 injured and unable to run, I have seriously learnt the benefits of strength training for running. With my huge ultra marathon challenge of 2022, I am now working…

Earlier this year I made a silly decision to roll my ankle quite badly, rendering walking and running impossible for a bit. Obviously I took the right amount of rest, but when I was…

OK I’m going to admit something to you here. I’ve not run properly in months now for various reasons. However, it hasn’t stopped me from getting outside as I’m on a strict keep active…

I’ve made it no secret how much I got into home workouts during the pandemic. With my usual means of exercise shut (the pool) and even when they were briefly open I was still…

Regular readers will know that I am a keen runner already. However, the pandemic has led to me spending more time on my feet than I ever have done before. If all goes well…

I decided to set myself a running target for October. Having previously only managed 100 miles of running in a month once before, I thought I would try again. I’ve come achingly close a…

As someone who is a devout trails lover, at first I was concerned about lockdown. The nearest trail to me are some woods where every weekend Parkrun used to happen and as you can…

So here we are, in a weird time where our time outside is very much restricted. To be honest I still feel a bit awkward being a runner at heart. So I have been…

As you may have guessed readers, my Manchester Marathon 2020 dream is over. I did have the option to run in October, but with not knowing what will happen regarding being able to go…

A few weeks back my London ballot was rejected. I didn’t hear back from the charity I wanted to run for. So I found myself hovering over the submit payment button on the Manchester…