If you use any of the social media platforms these days and follow other runners, coaches or influencers, you will no doubt have come across a phrase like "run slower...
On my own running journey, the single biggest influence on bringing my 5K time down, was the introduction of a metronome to my training. To run faster, one of two...
What are training points I hear you ask? All I've done is reword training load, to training points, to provide a more positive spin on it. Every session I allocate...
Possibly one of the best pieces of advice you'll ever receive in life. Not just from running, but all aspects of our day to day activity. We all make mistakes,...
You may have already noticed it's long run season. Here in Hastings, between 30-40 of us have been sacrificing a Sunday lie in to get up early and smash out...
I love the Running Channel. If you're not one of their 624,000 You Tube subscribers then I recommend you head on over and check it out, after reading this running...
The importance of rest days in your training plan cannot be emphasised enough. This is where our body has the chance to not only recover but adapt and ensure we...
Before the start of any training plan it's important to set yourself a goal. It doesn't have to be time specific or even race related. Here are a few examples....
With race season upon us, I wanted to share my thoughts on race strategies. This only really applies to runners who are targeting a specific time for your chosen race....
Have you ever looked at some of the quicker runners and thought how easy they make it look. Tall, elegant and fast! It's annoying right? What if I told you...
Have you stumbled on the acronym RPE? I didn't think so. Well it stands for Rate of Perceived Exertion. Still none the wiser? Let me explain. The majority of my...
Pretty simple advice folks! As runners we need to keep hydrated. I'm not going to tell you how much water you need to be drinking as that will vary from...
I think this discover is what ultimately led to my love for running. If you're part of the #runnersofinstagram community then you won't need to scroll far down your feed...
It's important as runners to listen to our bodies. If part of our body is in pain then it's telling us something is wrong. Determining the level of discomfort is...
Running is great form of exercise when it comes to losing weight as you burn a lot of calories. If you want to improve your times then weight loss is...
If you've set yourself a new running goal that is beyond your current fitness levels then it's important to accept that at some stage you are going to have to...
Injuries can be a runners worst nightmare and at times it's difficult to know exactly the extent of the problem. Often we can run through niggles and the pain will...
Joining a running club can be a daunting prospect for a beginner or even an experienced runner. The notion that running clubs are only for serious fast athletes is a...
Sometimes we expect everything to happen straight away. But improvement takes time. The chances of turning up to parkrun each Saturday morning and knocking a few more seconds from your...
Strength Training can be an important part of a training plan. Some runners swear by it, others not so much (me). You don't need to be a member of a...
Running is a very individual sport and one of the biggest mistakes we can make is comparing ourselves to others. Race times are a clear indication of current fitness levels...
You will often find the bigger races will provide official pacers across a variety of times. Following one of these kind, selfless individuals can come with many benefits. Running with...
One of the worst experiences of running is bonking in a race. This is where you simply run out of energy to maintain your goal pace and running suddenly feels...
Often our biggest critics can be ourselves. We seek perfection and when we fail to achieve that impossible goal, we berate ourselves. It's madness. Yet I am one of the...
Another bug bear of mine. Runners who put their muscles, tendons and ligaments through a lot of stress and then ignore that fact by toddling off home without stretching. 5...
Hands up if you always warm up before running? What about a race? It's amazing when you attend a race and see so many runners standing around talking and not...
The notion that "running is hard" is nonsense. I'm sorry but it is. If you follow the advice on pb runner you will learn to discover that running can be...
Arguably the single most important factor in improving your running is setting yourself a goal! It’s been an absolute game changer for me. I was ready to give up running...
If the World Record Holder at parkrun tells you he has a secret weapon for your training, you listen. Andy Baddeley, founder of the Running Channel is a big fan...
