March 2010
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Running down the aisle…
Well, it’s been a memorable couple of weeks - since my last post, I got married and, with my new husband Jeff and the ever-faithful Sidney, moved out of London and down to the south coast. I can even see the sea from my bedroom window! Jeff and I met on a triathlon training camp back […]
Marathon Wisdom part 6: Winding down your long run
If you are running London or Brighton, you should be reaching the last of your long runs around now. There’s still much debate over how long the ‘longest’ run should be and when to run it - but I fall in with those who say that 4 weeks out from race day is about right. […]
The coach is now leaving…
Forget lie-ins and leisurely breakfasts - for the past year, Saturday mornings for me have meant heading off to the wilds of Epping Forest to coach a group of dedicated, enthusiastic triathletes. We’ve run in the rain, sun, ice and snow (they always turn up, regardless) - the ever-present mud ranging from hard-baked to ankle […]
The latest ‘exercise pill’
Quercetin. Heard of it? It’s the latest plant-derived compound or ‘phytochemical’ to have been identified, extracted and sold in bottles and jars in health-food shops. Quercetin is a naturally-occurring flavonoid with reputed health-boosting antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This month’s edition of International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism even reports that quercetin can boost […]
My fastest 10km
More evidence that getting older needn’t mean getting slower (this is getting to be something of an obsession!) – I achieved a new 10km PB on Sunday, running the friendly and well-marshalled Meridian 10km in Greenwich Park. The conditions were perfect – cold and clear – but even Cambridge Harriers’ superb organisational skills couldn’t remove that long […]