Alexa
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Alexa
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
SMART Goals
You may have heard about SMART goals from a job, but they can be really useful ways to set goals for all sorts of aspects of life...
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Alexa
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Why do you run?
When I work with a new runner I often like to ask them about their running; and within that conversation it's pretty common for them to...
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Alexa
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Recovery Blocks
Many runners I work with think recovery blocks are just for the professional/elite runners. I'd argue with that. The concept of taking a...
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Alexa
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Mind over Body?
Have you ever read one of those stories, about how someone finds super human strength in a life or death situation? Suddenly a parent can...
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Alexa
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Marathon FAQs
In this post I'm putting together my answers to some marathon frequently asked questions! Why do my long runs feel so tough? Long...
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Alexa
- Jul 22, 2022
- 3 min
The art of running slow enough
Many runners struggle to run slow enough on their long or easy runs, and it's so important for training. So in this post I'm going to...
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Alexa
- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Mindset for Running
In this post I've collected up all the videos I've done on mindset for running in one central place and also added information on where...
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Alexa
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Goals, Challenges and Fear
A good friend of mine recently set off on a massive challenge that he didn't manage to complete all of. After chatting things through on...
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