Fuelling a Marathon: Stop Hitting the Wall and Start Crossing the Finish Line
Mile 20. The crowd is thinning. Your legs feel like they’ve been replaced with two damp sandbags. And somewhere deep in your gut, a civil war is breaking out between…
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The New Parkrun App Is Here – But Is It Actually Better Than the 5k App?
It’s 8:47am on a Saturday. Your trainers are already damp. You’re standing at the start line with 400 other people in high-vis, all pretending they’re not about to race each…
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Marathon Taper: How to Survive the Maddest Three Weeks in Running
It’s two weeks before your marathon. You’ve done the big miles. You’ve earned the Sunday long runs, the 5am rain alarms, the black toenails, the chafing in places you’d rather…
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Running Faster: Why You’ve Hit a Wall and Exactly How to Break Through It
Picture this. You’ve done the long runs. You’ve suffered through track intervals in horizontal rain wearing three-year-old trainers. You’ve set your alarm for 5am on a Sunday, peeled yourself out…
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What to Eat Before a Run: Simple UK Fuel That Actually Works
It’s 5:47am. The alarm went off twelve minutes ago. It’s raining – obviously it’s raining, this is Britain. You’ve got a 10-miler planned along the towpath and one very pressing…
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Running Injuries: How to Tell “Normal” Pain from a Red Flag (And Actually Stay on Your Feet)
It’s 5:47am. The alarm goes off. It’s raining – obviously it’s raining, this is Britain. You haul yourself out of bed, lace up your trainers, and somewhere between the front…
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How to Run Your First 10K: The Step-by-Step UK Guide to Actually Finishing (and Enjoying It)
Let me set the scene. It’s 6:47am. It’s raining – obviously it’s raining, this is Britain. Your alarm went off at 5am, you ignored it until 5:43, and now you’re…
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How to Start Running in the UK: A 2026 Beginner’s Guide
Wondering how to start running? You’re not alone – thousands of Brits lace up their trainers each year. Running is accessible to almost everyone and can transform your health. The…
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Joining a Running Club UK: A Field Guide to the Characters You’ll Meet
Right. You’ve signed up. You’ve ironed your vest (nobody irons their vest, but stay with me), you’ve done a nervous wee, and you’re stood outside a leisure centre at 6:45am…
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Marathon Recovery: Surviving the Staircase of Doom
You crossed the finish line. You cried a bit (no judgement). Someone wrapped a foil blanket around you like a sad, sweaty baked potato. You got the medal, the photo,…
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Marathon Training Confidence: Regain It Before Race Day
Let’s talk about marathon training confidence. Or more accurately, the slow crumbling of it somewhere around week 9 when your Sunday Long Run feels like a hostage situation and your…
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Zone 2 Running Benefits: How Slower Runs Make You Faster
I used to measure runs in agony: black toenails, 5am alarms, soggy trainers and all that jazz. For example, the NHS Couch to 5K plan has you alternating run/walks at…
