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Jenny Bushell
1 day ago8 min read
Notes on an unfinished Spine race adventure
I didn’t go into this race with the best attitude! If you’ve spoken to me in the past few months, you will have heard my moaning about...
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Jenny Bushell
Dec 15, 20242 min read
Mini-review: the Geeky Hiker chest pack
In short, this is an awesome piece of kit for fans of long days, multi-day adventures, or simply those who like easy access to the...
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Jenny Bushell
Nov 13, 20243 min read
inov8 Women's Mudtalon review
A quick review of the inov8 Women's Mudtalon.
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Jenny Bushell
Oct 23, 20249 min read
Luke's Paddy Buckley Round
Jenny coached Luke for his successful Ramsay Round completion in 2022 and again for his Paddy Buckley Round in 2024. They sat down...
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Jenny Bushell
Sep 17, 20243 min read
Becca's Lakeland 50 race report (or in her words, 'first time ultra waffling')
There’s something irresistible about a ballot notification email. One for next year’s Lakeland 50 has just landed in my inbox and any...
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Jenny Bushell
Aug 13, 20244 min read
What to expect from coaching
When I start working with a new client, my first priority is to try to understand you. I’m interested in your running journey (of...
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Jenny Bushell
Jul 15, 20248 min read
Reflections from the other side of the Bob
Two months on from the Bob... Immediately post-round, things felt great, as they often do. I knew that I needed to wait for the DOMS to...
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Jenny Bushell
Jun 4, 20243 min read
How to recover well
Today’s blog is all about recovery. As I write, I am ten days into the recovery period from my Bob Graham Round - so it felt like a good...
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Jenny Bushell
Mar 13, 20244 min read
Marathon training 101 - part 2!
In a blog a couple of months ago I wrote about the key planks of marathon training, covering how to plan your training and the balance of...
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Jenny Bushell
Feb 14, 20245 min read
How to set goals
A conversation I often have with my runners is about their goals. We all have many different kinds of goals, across a range of time...
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Jenny Bushell
Jan 15, 20244 min read
Marathon Training 101
I love January; it’s the time of year when lots of my runners are heading into their next (or in some cases, first) block of marathon...
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Jenny Bushell
Dec 13, 20235 min read
Running technique fundamentals
This month we’re talking about the fundamentals of good running technique. These are things that all runners will benefit from...
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Jenny Bushell
Nov 7, 20235 min read
The journey to Mountain Leader
October 2017: Martcrag Moor It’s the end of the half term holiday, and I’m on one of my increasingly frequent flying visits back home to...
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Jenny Bushell
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Polarisation: the 80/20 principle
One of the cornerstones of any plan I write is a concept called polarisation. Sometimes known as the 80/20 rule, this principle involves...
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Jenny Bushell
Aug 21, 20235 min read
Race Anxiety - what, why, and how to beat it
I have always suffered to some degree with pre-race anxiety – the bigger the race, the worse it gets. I can spend the whole of race week...
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Jenny Bushell
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Peace and Love (or, a new way with soft-tissue injuries)
How often have you been told to ‘RICE it’? Or, possibly, ‘PRICE it’? These are approaches to the treatment of a soft tissue injury in...
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Jenny Bushell
Jun 14, 20235 min read
Trust me, on the sunscreen (Or, 17 things I learned on the Cumbria Way)
Last week I set out on an adventure to run the Cumbria Way – a 70 mile route with over 2000m of elevation which I completed in 22 hours...
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Jenny Bushell
May 10, 20235 min read
Parkrun: nine options for your Saturday morning 5k
Loved by many runners, parkrun has arguably shaped the nature of running in the UK (and around the world) more than any other single...
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Jenny Bushell
Apr 18, 20236 min read
Build your pyramid
With lots of Spring races approaching (my runners have been in training for marathons in Tokyo, Boston, London and Edinburgh, as well as...
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Jenny Bushell
Feb 8, 20236 min read
Raynaud's syndrome: the curse of the cold hands, and how you can beat it
Raynaud’s syndrome: dreaded nemesis of many runners and otherwise outdoorsy folk. Raynaud’s sufferers spot one another at races and...
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