Blog Posts about running

Time for a product review - and this ones a bit of an exclusive! For a month now my knee has been improving and Ive been able to go out on a few runs and do a few sessions on the treadmill. The shoes I have been doing this in are my sup...

I missed the my first race of the season thanks to illness, but my new first race is looming fast. Next weekend in fact in the Cotswolds and I'm looking forward to it now. I've done a few open water swims already and the cold is no longe...

After 7 years tried the distance again. Not bad at all, despite I spent 16 more minutes than my personal best. Taking into account that I hit the wall at km 17, I guess I can make it much better and maybe closer to 1:35 in the near future....

I started as a runner. I could swim (in the relaxing, floaty sense), but my first foray into the world of sport in the self-challenging, competitive sense was all about running for a year and a half. In the early days I ran 5 – 10k dist...

With the start/finish line less than half a mile from home, the race did not go as if I was "playing home". The first 3Km until we reached Richmond bridge I felt an annoying pain in my right leg. The pain disappeared when we entered the...

Time for Running This time of year is one of my favorites for running. It can be cold outside, but on days like today when the sun is out and with some appropriate running gear I find these conditions great for training. My running ses...

All my posts to date have been somewhat tongue in cheek with minimal relevance to the actual training I was undertaking. This post is different, in a big way. Introducing the 10kfor10k challenge! http://www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/10kf...

Windy, rainy, cold and... muddy! The race turned out to be quite pleasant, mainly because I have successfully reached the goal I have set about 3 months ago. Despite the muddy trail I have managed not only to complete 10K at a sub 4.50 pa...

Some things in life are contagious and infectious, some things aren't. Some things in life are really good for you, other things aren't. Everyone knows a thing or two about infections that aren't good for you, most are an easy fix with a s...

Double dipping your chip is considered to be a massive no no by many people. I personally haven't got a problem with it, in-fact I still operate by the 3 second rule when food is dropped on the ground. Those 3 seconds may even be extended ...

I must admit I've been really lucky with the weather for my first two triathlons this year. Most of my friends started their season at the end of March in freezing temperatures but the sun was shining, the birds were singing & the water s...

A very nice route to run around a lake in the heart of the Romanian capital ...

Who said that running - or exercise in general - was actually good for you ? If I ever find out who it was I shall give them a very stern talking to. Why ? Because I am in pain. I finally managed to pull my finger out and went out for...

It's always quite exciting when a new product is launched in the UK and being a triathlete I'm partial to a nice bit of kit. TriBlogs was lucky enough to be invited to the launch event of the new TevaSphere collection (by outdoor brand Tev...

I've been using the Vibram FiveFingers I was given a little bit since I've been back from New Zealand and I think I like them! As I've said before you need to start off slowly with such things and do some short runs in them at first and ...

Practice Makes Perfect After last weeks session I was feeling pretty motivated to practice my homework exercises. I did these at home in my living room and although I'm not sure that this is recommended I did them while I was half watc...

So the second visit to Running School was a great success. I can confirm that I've used muscles that I've not used for years! Leg Movement So in this session we were back to the treadmill to attempt to improve the movement of my leg...

Well just as I was ramping up the running miles in preparation for the Gosport Half marathon in a couple of weeks I was stopped in my tracks. Quite literally by a car whilst I was cycling home from work. The usual 'sorry mate I didn't see...

"Why the fudge did I do that" is something everyone will ask themselves many times in life. When it comes to making poor choices I like to think I'm one of those people that has it down to an art. Some of my friends like to think they are ...

There is zero hidden meaning in the title of this post. Unless you're looking for one, in which case I'm sure your imagination is going crazy since I just got back from Thailand. Day 4 saw me on a work jaunt up to Auckland for the day. Unf...