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Planning for a great race
I wanted to share a few tips about planning for races, so you can get everything in place for before, during and after the race to...
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Alexa
- Feb 24, 2018
- 3 min
Technique Analysis; Mo Farah
I offer video technique analysis, in face to face sessions and online, where I look at your top to toe running style and see if there are...
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Alexa
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
How to pace your runs
How to pace your runs, it’s a question I get asked a lot! I write most of my training plans for runners based on effort based pacing. The...
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Alexa
- Feb 11, 2018
- 1 min
Sport Nutrition 101
I've been blogging about nutrition for runners, and endurance sports and covering lots of different topics. Here they are all in one...
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Alexa
- Feb 10, 2018
- 2 min
Vitamins and minerals for sport
Vitamins are essential nutrients, they enable the release of energy from carbs and protein. They help growth, repair and protection of...
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Alexa
- Feb 9, 2018
- 2 min
Carbs and fats
Oh this can be a contentious topic, so I'm hoping to present some facts here :) At the end of the day everyone is different, so it's...
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Alexa
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
Hydration for sport
Dehydration occurs when amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount being taken in. Sweating leads to decrease in...
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Alexa
- Feb 7, 2018
- 2 min
Eating for recovery
So you've done your training session or race, how do you get the best out of your recovery with the right foods? The primary aim here is...
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Alexa
- Feb 6, 2018
- 2 min
What to eat before you train or race
This blog is part of a series on eating for sport. Here I focus on what to eat before a training session or race to get the most out of...
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Alexa
- Jan 31, 2018
- 1 min
What to take on a days walk
I get asked a lot what sort of things you need to take with you on a days walk, so I've put together a list! Personal clothing; ideally...
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Alexa
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min
Recovery Runs
Recovery is a really important part of your training, so much so that I’ll be writing a whole set of posts about the topic soon. Today...
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Alexa
- Jan 25, 2018
- 3 min
Looking after your feet
Your feet are wonderful pieces of design, a spring loaded arch for storing and releasing energy, balance and coordination as you run and...
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Alexa
- Jan 25, 2018
- 2 min
Running shoe 101
I get lots of questions about running shoes and which ones to buy, so I wanted to put together my thoughts on this in one place. Most...
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Alexa
- Jan 24, 2018
- 2 min
What to eat on the run
It's a useful reminder that you don’t need to take on board any nutrition if exercising for under an hour to 90 minutes, depending on...
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Alexa
- Jan 23, 2018
- 4 min
Love your calves!
Alongside working as a running coach I’m also a sports and remedial massage therapist. This means that I have found interesting traits...
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Alexa
- Jan 20, 2018
- 4 min
Winter Running Gear
Keeping warm and dry on the run in the winter is really important. On a long run getting too cold will be mentally tough, slow your pace...
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Alexa
- Jan 18, 2018
- 3 min
Why the warm up?
I’m often asked about warm ups; what should they include, do I have to do one, what are the benefits etc? This is the blog post to answer...
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Alexa
- Jan 18, 2018
- 4 min
Marathon Training Tips
Winter is traditionally the time for piling on the training miles for a Spring Marathon, and many runners I work with are now starting...
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BSc LSSMDip MISRM
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