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…