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Overload is the Key

  • June 23, 2026
Progressive Overload. This sounds boring. I'll do my best to spice it up, I promise. It's a term that every runner should be familiar with. It's the main concept around...
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Hilly High Fives

  • June 16, 2026
I feel like I've put a bit of pressure on myself. Committing to a weekly blog and trying to find an interesting way on reporting what the team have been...
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Lunch anyone?

  • June 8, 2026
In a week where my stress levels did spike, and fatigue kicked in due to lack of sleep, I was delighted it ended on such a high. I think sometimes...
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Listen to Wally

  • June 1, 2026
I live quite a busy life. Out most evenings either coaching or running. We, Jax and I, normally get enough time to watch one episode of our latest Netflix series....
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Stack N Tilt

  • May 25, 2026
Imposter syndrome is taking over again. Should I be writing a weekly blog? Is my writing embarrassingly bad? Questions I ask having met Runner’s World columnist and this months cover...
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Highs and Lows

  • May 19, 2026
Much like the undulating route at Rye 10 on Sunday, there will always be highs and lows to endure. That was how my week felt, from starting off well, to...
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Does Faster mean Better?

  • May 11, 2026
Saturday marked the 500th Hastings parkrun. I've ran 204 of those, toured 20 times and bagged 50 volunteer credits. My average parkrun time? 27:05. My best? 19:18. Saturday? 20:56. Despite...
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Running Friends are the Best

  • May 4, 2026
2018. That was the year I was done with running. It was the year I ran Worthing 10K in 67 minutes and 9 seconds. And I was definitely trying my...
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Run Faster & Shout Louder

  • April 27, 2026
Wow. What just happened. Mind boggling to think a human can run at that pace for 26.2 miles. It's insane. I'm talking about the first sub 2 marathon of course....
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Be Patient & Consistent to Achieve Your Goals

  • April 20, 2026
I often compare runners to football clubs. Bear with me. A football club needs to understand their potential and also their limitations. As a Norwich City fan I understand this...
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How Many Marathon PBs did you say?

  • April 13, 2026
What a weekend! On Saturday I logged off early, even earlier than planned in truth as Joe was 20 minutes ahead of schedule through the first two check points of...
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The Quiet Before the Storm

  • April 6, 2026
Easter weekend has been a quiet one on the racing front for the Team. An opportunity to catch our breath after the excitement of Hastings Half Marathon and what lies...
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Coach Simon’s Day Off

  • March 30, 2026
We all need a break from time to time. My last real week off was September 2024. I know, it's not great. I tried to take some time off recently,...
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Team Orange smash HHM

  • March 23, 2026
5,600!! I'm going to throw a lot of numbers at you in this blog. I love stats and data. I've even made up my own stats to coach the Team....
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My Favourite Week of the Year

  • March 16, 2026
It feel likes I've been running for a long time. 10 years to be precise. So by now you might expect the annual half marathon in town to feel like...
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PBs aplenty at Paddock Wood

  • March 9, 2026
10 years now since I first ran the Paddock Wood Half Marathon. Almost every time I've made the journey back down the A21 I've asked the same question "It can't...
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From Brighton to Rome

  • March 2, 2026
I'll try, but can't promise to post a weekly blog post here on the platform. Just to keep you up to date what the members of the Team are doing!!...
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The Day of the 10Ks

  • July 14, 2025
I'm not really sure where to start this week. Going back through the PB Runner Strava group it reminded me why I'm so tired. Let's just say it's been busy....
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International Weekend!

  • July 7, 2025
I don't think I've ever seen Jax so excited as when I told her to pack her bags, as we're off to meet one my international runners. In hindsight I...
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Coach Simon Blog: Progress is Never Linear

  • May 14, 2025
It's a strange part of the season. The big Spring races are now behind us, the temperature has ramped up, and for many of us our big goals for 2025...
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Roller Coaster of Emotions as a Running Coach

  • April 7, 2025
I'll start this post by sharing the achievements of the team over the weekend. At Brighton Marathon on Sunday there were PBs for Jack Matthews (3:34) and Sam Evans 3:26)....
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