May 2010
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Dog on wheels
Not being able to run brings out the resourcesfulness in a woman desperate to get a fresh air fix and some exercise without doing further damage to an injured foot. So let me present the ‘doggy ride’ trailer: not only does it motivate me to get out on the bike more, it also provides a [...]
Marathon hopes fading
I charged my Garmin after my run last Thursday. The battery is now flat again even though it’s not been on my wrist for 5 days. My running kit drawer is stuffed full and overflowing, because none of it’s in the wash. My training diary pages remain blank. All sad reminders that I am not [...]
Weighty issues
It doesn’t take a sports scientist to observe that distance runners tend to be on the lean side. Excess body fat adds to the weight that has to be carried from foot to foot, and thus increases the energy cost of running - without contributing anything useful, in physiological terms. What’s more, research suggests that [...]
A race against time
I am injured. It’s not only my first setback in the whole 4-month lead-up to the Edinburgh Marathon, it’s my first running injury (in terms of something serious enough to prevent me training) this millennium. Beautiful timing, huh? The race is just 8 days away. The problem? It’s likely my plantar fascia, the sheath of [...]