Running

About the quiet work

It has been a while since my last post. The way I manage this publication is very similar to the way I work (paid or unpaid), I don’t stress about periods of downtime and I maximise periods of inspiration.

About race time predictions

How many times have you typed into Google “how do I know my marathon pace?” or “workouts to predict my…

About the meaning of training

I have seen this scenario dozens of times… A runner training for a 10k or a Half marathon in a very non…

About the excitement of the uneventful

I’ve been running marathons for about 11 years now. I’m not even certain about the number of…

About Rest

I got back to my running routine back at the end of 2020. If I remember correctly it was December 27th. 9 weeks ago. For me getting back to running means having to build a base for some weeks before starting to get more specific and precise about the type of training I’m after.

About the Virtual VLM

I feel a bit weird saying this but… marathon season is upon us!

About running the London Marathon

So it’s finally London Marathon week!! After months of training, weeks of hard work, days when we…

About marathon running on treadmills

So, another week stuck indoors…running a marathon on a treadmill…

About marathon training in the time of Corona…

You’ve trained for a marathon, now what?

I think it’s safe to assume we can’t start making long-term plans. We have no idea when we will be able to race again or even if we’re going to be told not to go out running anymore…

About Threshold Running

I feel I have touched on what threshold running or tempo running is in previous blog posts but have never prepared…