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Mindfullness Resources
Mindfulness is a great way to improve your mental and physical health and well as mental and physical performance! Here are a few of my...
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Alexa
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Three brain modes and how to use them
There is a model that describes how our brains work that describes three systems; drive, threat and soothe. This model is used in many...
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Alexa
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Hydration recap
Hydration is really key for longer distance endurance sports (running, cycling, walking etc) as relatively small levels of dehydration...
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Alexa
- May 22
- 2 min
The Power of Sleep
I guess we all have a sense that sleep is good for us, we literally can't survive without it and you can notice the impacts of sleep...
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Alexa
- May 1
- 2 min
The Magic of Rest
We seem to live in a society that not only encourages but seems to programme us in to thinking we should be busy or "doing something" all...
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Alexa
- Mar 26
- 2 min
The three pillars of training progress
I get lots of questions about the latest running shoes, carbon plated ones, nutritional supplements, kit, accessories and extras and...
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Alexa
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Stress and Running Performance
Based on plenty of chats with runners I've worked with where we've discussed the impact of stressful situations e.g. family problems,...
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Alexa
- Dec 12, 2023
- 1 min
Food is more than just calories
It's the time of year where running and sport social media still seems awash with meme or tables showing you how far you have to run to...
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Alexa
- Nov 23, 2023
- 2 min
Overtraining
What is overtraining? Overtraining is a state your body can get into if you are doing too much training or the medium to long term,...
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Alexa
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
Long runs!
Long runs are the most important session of the week for the marathon as they re the key to building endurance. Here are some tips on...
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Alexa
- Aug 22, 2023
- 2 min
Race Mindset Tips
Race Mindset! A few things to ponder on to help prep for an upcoming race, and control any nerves and any other emotions that might be...
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Alexa
- Jul 27, 2023
- 2 min
Tapering; what, why, how?
I thought I’d explain a bit about what, how, why of tapering! I'm using a marathon as an example in this blog post, you also need to...
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Alexa
- Jun 22, 2023
- 2 min
Marathon Base Building
So, let’s have a think about preparing for the London Marathon. It’s around 8 months away now which is bags of time to prepare. This...
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Alexa
- May 26, 2023
- 3 min
Pacing a Marathon
Pacing yourself can have a massive difference on how much you enjoy the race and how you feel towards the end and, if you have a target...
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Alexa
- May 3, 2023
- 1 min
Post Race Recovery
Some quick tips on post race recovery - this focusses on the marathon as an example race. I’m here today to remind you to take recovery...
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Alexa
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
Carb Loading
You might have heard about carb loading, and before I go into it I thought it might be useful to explain a little about why we do it and...
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Alexa
- Mar 24, 2023
- 2 min
The benefits of walking!
This post is written more for road and marathon runners. Suffice to say walking, and practicing walking, is even more of a required skill...
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Alexa
- Feb 22, 2023
- 1 min
Breaking news… GPS isn’t 100% accurate!
I know as runners we often love the stats but it’s important to know that GPS isn’t 100% accurate. It depends on your watch/phone, the...
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Alexa
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min
London Marathon Nutrition Tips
Here are some quick, key points about nutrition for marathon training, focussed on the London Marathon as an example :) Nutrition for...
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Alexa
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
New Years Resolutions?
So i'm going to start by saying, I'm not a big fan of New Years Resolutions. We tend to pick a big list of fairly challenging goals which...
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