January 2011
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Marathon wisdom
I just spent the weekend at the London Marathon Meet the Experts event, which is laid on for the thousands of charity runners raising funds from their marathon effort. Alongside David Bedford and Liz Yelling, I gave runners advice on how to make it to the marathon start line injury free. If people’s questions are […]
Jeff Pyrah’s Run DMC Challenge
How does the idea of running every single day this year grab you? That’s what my husband Jeff has pledged to do - read on to find out why - and how… Run DMC (Daily Mileage Challenge) I’ve been a runner for 30 years, but I’ve never yet taken on the challenge to run every day […]
A learning experience
14 people braved a chilly windswept day yesterday to attend my Running Well workshop at London’s Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. I love holding these workshops - each time I do one, I learn something new - about running, about coaching, about people! This was the first time that I did two sets of video […]
Ring the changes
The new year is well underway and I’ve been reflecting on how I’m going to refresh my training regime. While I like to think I’ve got a good balance of sessions in my weekly programme, the body quickly gets accustomed to routine and you need to shake things up now and then in order to […]