Lets be brutally honest with ourselves for a moment, sure, we live longer and longer and are more and more capable as we age these days but….. getting old sucks! Remember when you were 18-19 and you could go for a run, barely sweat, not think about nutrition and most importantly, wake up the next… Read More The road to recovery
Confusing title? if you know, you know but if you don’t, let me explain a little so that you can enjoy the post as a little source of new information… UTMB, this is the “ultra trail Mont Blanc” an annual race that circumnavigates the highest peak in Western Europe, more than just a race, its… Read More UTMB prep
A subtle reminder that even though the weather may be crappy where you are, conditions might be less conducive to keeping fit, healthy and motivated, continue to do something, ANYTHING because in the spring time, you will be one more winter older and if you haven’t kept up a little base line fitness, you will… Read More Gentle reminder
Are you thinking about it? you kind of know not to eh but you don’t want to lose your place, you might not be able to keep progressing but you REALLY don’t wish to slip back. Have a read through some of my thoughts, if you don’t like them, too bad, hopefully though you can… Read More Training through an injury…
Interesting topic, I speak to friends and family all the time, I like to hear about people’s ambitions and goals, inevitably, we come to a pinch point where we discuss the hard to answer “what’s stopping you?” question, for sure, everyone is different and even the same person can have different blocks on achieving the… Read More What’s stopping you?
OK, the runners enigma, how the hell am I supposed to eat when I run? this is some grade-A bullshit trick that our body is pulling on us…. To start, I’m not discriminating but really, this is for people running slightly longer distances, if you’re struggling to eat a mars bar whilst running for a… Read More Eating and running
I posted a tongue in cheek article entitled dont be that guy some time ago. It was based loosely on a true story but partly fictional about a guy bragging his prowess in a different context to his current setting. I dont use facebook too much now, just for chatting with friends or occasionally laughing… Read More bad case of the “me-me’s”
so today I ran a little impromptu experiment and I want to share the results, hopefully you might get a little information that will help you in your own endeavours, or better still, help you help someone else you might see having similar issues, lets see what comes out. Today we were in a trail… Read More Overheated….
Take a deep breath for this one people, over training is a myth, there, I said it. OK, so like all my posts, these are my thoughts and ideas, take them seriously or don’t, its up to you but hear me out before you throw me out especially on this topic, it is one that… Read More over training….
Might sound like a super boring topic but lets dive right in and share some thoughts on how to connect your body and brain to move a bit more efficiently! Is it a secret, well, no not really but I see now more than ever people keep their training tips and processes as closely guarded… Read More Cadence
As I said before, I’m not in the business of stealing other peoples content, but this is a good little summary video of some of the benefits of working out. For me, its not about winning medals or being on a list with other people, its about prolonging my useful life, relatively speaking, being strong… Read More 3 reasons to work out
I know this will be a little boring to some people but bear with if it isnt your kind of thing! I spend a fair bit of time running in the Chamonix valley, it is probably one of the most popular spots in Europe for trail running being the home of the formidable UTMB, the… Read More Chamonix 10km loop
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