Many people have lives and jobs that involve sitting; from desk work to driving, modern life seems to involve more time sat down. So what...

Not many people think about what to do after their goal race, it's pretty important so I thought I'd write a post about it! So you've...

Recovery is where your body adapt to the training you have done. So to really improve your running you have to work at perfecting your...

I love a good map. I was brought up navigating for my parents on long journeys using road atlases as well as Ordnance Survey maps on long...

Winter seems to have really arrived this week and after a couple of conversations and articles on social media about winter training I...

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...

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...

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...

I've been blogging about nutrition for runners, and endurance sports and covering lots of different topics. Here they are all in one...

Vitamins are essential nutrients, they enable the release of energy from carbs and protein. They help growth, repair and protection of...

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...

Dehydration occurs when amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount being taken in. Sweating leads to decrease in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Your feet are wonderful pieces of design, a spring loaded arch for storing and releasing energy, balance and coordination as you run and...

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...

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...

Alongside working as a running coach I’m also a sports and remedial massage therapist. This means that I have found interesting traits...