Chasing Stars, Not Just PBs
It feels like a while since I mentioned the 100% Club. Prior to the new platform launch I'd spend hours calculating your points and compiling the list. Almost guaranteed I would…
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My New Bestie
The headline of this blog post is a joke. Jax might not be grateful, but I found it funny. Which is normally how my jokes go down in our relationship. A new person has stepped…
Sorry how many Miles?
Apologies for my hiatus last week. I was feeling a little burnt out and sorry for myself. So decided to take a week off. As a coach, you don’t always keep the best track of your…
Lunch anyone?
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 with running, we are often…
Listen to Wally
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. The current…
Stack N Tilt
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…
Does Faster mean Better?
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?…
Running Friends are the Best
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 best. The only reason I didn’t quit…
The Quiet Before the Storm
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 ahead in…
Coach Simon’s Day Off
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, 2 weeks in fact. It didn’t go…
International Weekend!
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 probably should have explained…
Coach Simon Blog: Progress is Never Linear
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 seem some way off. For me…
Drummers, Smiles and High 5s
As the big races approach I am learning the anxieties that come with being a running coach. Especially in 2025 as this year I have a larger team of runners than ever before. The…
Self Compassion
We are all guilty of being our own worst critics. But when it comes to your running that needs to stop. If you’re getting out the front door and running, regardless of your pace…
Hastings Runners Awards Night
I’d be surprised if there is a running club in the whole of the UK that hosts an awards night quite like that of Hastings Runners. Just to be part of the special evening is a real…
Happy New Year
My facebook post summed it up nicely, but the blog offers me a little more of an opportunity to express my gratitude to those that have supported me over the past 12 months. Let…
Close to Capacity
Here we are again. Another Monday. Another Coach Simon Blog. They come around quickly don’t they? Mondays that is? I’m sure you can’t get enough of my musings. So what has…
Tis the season to be injured
Ah ball bags! I class myself as extremely lucky. For the past 5 years I’ve pretty much kept injuries at bay. A recurring hip/glute pain has prevented me from completing a few…
I said 60 minutes
Last week started with a lot of apprehension as my own training continues to build in volume. Looking at the week ahead I was a little daunted, and combined with a hectic work…
One at a Time
It’s Tuesday morning. I’m a little weary with a creaky back having lugged some furniture around at the weekend, without bending my knees properly (schoolboy error). I feel like I…
Big Mileage Weeks as the Numbers Grow
I feel great. I’m sitting in the office with the heating on, and a hot water bottle in my lap, drying out from the Tuesday morning track session that was rudely interrupted by…
Burning desire to improve
It’s burning deep down inside me. More than ever before. I want to work so hard that the tears flow after a race. I want to roar in jubilation and sing aloud like the winning…
One Step Backwards
Progress is never linear. Something I’ve learned over the past 5 years and often it’s important to accept that taking a step backwards is actually a good thing. I worked my skinny…
Week Off!!
With training plan 13 safely and successfully negotiated it was time for the hardest thing for me to do, take some time off running. A week in fact. This is something I advise to…
Holidays Hobbles and Headlines
It’s been a while since I put pen to paper (I’m not even doing that now, but you know what I mean) and kept you updated with the latest news from PBRunner. Late July and early…
Team Orange Continues to Grow
It’s approaching 3 months since my 3 day stint in a real job and I’m now super exciting about the future of PB Runner and Team Orange. I’ve been dividing my time between the…
Trust the Process
It’s been a busy, but enjoyable week so far. Full days of work on Monday & Tuesday were followed by coaching duties in the evening. On Wednesday we headed over to Eastbourne to…
Coach Simon Blog Intro
Hey! I’ve been inspired to write more. A lovely rest day at Bateman’s has encouraged me to try and spend more time sharing my thoughts with words and not just pictures. Rudyard…
Coaching Philosophies
In this day and age we are spoilt for choice when it comes to information. There is so much knowledge to be gained through social media channels. What’s important to grasp when…