How many times have you typed into Google “how do I know my marathon pace?” or “workouts to predict my marathon time?”. I know I have. More than once. It truly is fascinating how, during training, we spend weeks doing long runs with marathon pace in them, specific marathon pace…

I have seen this scenario dozens of times… A runner training for a 10k or a Half marathon in a very non complex way, with relatively low mileage and by throwing in a couple of weekly runs of higher intensity than the rest of the week. …

I’ve been running marathons for about 11 years now. I’m not even certain about the number of marathons I have completed…16, 17, 18? I truly forget. This journey of discovery has taught me a lot; too much to encapsulate into one blog entry. Like with any journey, we have a…

I got back to my running routine back at the end of 2020. If I remember correctly it was December 27th. 9 weeks ago. …

I think it’s obvious at this point I have never really had the desire to impose my thoughts about running on people. …

I know I have already written some pieces about the role of the mind in running but I feel like sharing a few more thoughts on the subject. I seem to remember talking a lot about how we must be disciplined and strong minded to follow marathon plans, complete the…

I think it’s about the right time of year to reflect on the last 12 months and start considering objectives for 2021! My main objective for 2021 is very obvious, I want to run a sub 2.30 marathon. I’m yet to decide how to structure my training and when to…

How much pain is too much pain? We’ve all been there. Whatever the distance, when you’re racing and pushing hard, to the limit of your abilities, there is a time when the pain shows up and it stays with you. …

I must confess I was very sceptical about how Virgin London Marathon went about in dealing with the 2020 40th edition. …