An over-thinker's guide to not completing one of the biggest ultra distance challenges around.

A fun way to build your all-day skills and confidence.

The longer I’ve run, and certainly the longer I’ve coached, the more I find that the answer to any question is ‘it depends’! Maybe I should stop writing, and just create one mega-article with the words ‘it depends’ over and over again. What does ‘it’ depend on? The answer is helpfully vague: context. Which could mean anything and everything, but that’s why ‘it depends’. Anyway, it’s certainly the answer to today’s question, which is about whether the ever-increasing amount of

While I don't believe that injury as a runner is completely inevitable, I think that for those of us that like to push our limits, it is sensible to accept that we may sometimes push a little too far, and that injury, whether chronic or acute, can be the result of that. I've learned a lot from going through two or three periods of major injury, and I try to share that learning for anyone else on the injury train.

I noticed the impact of running on self-regulation almost immediately when I took up running in 2013. At the time, I called it the...

Having chatted with a few clients recently about the pros and cons of the main brands of running poles on the UK market, I thought I'd write up a run-down of these. Below you'll find my thoughts on Leki, Black Diamond, Mountain King and Harrier poles.

Running goes through phases (and fads!) like everything else – remember barefoot shoes, beetroot shots, perfecting cadence and, more...

Recently I have been grappling with this conundrum, for myself as well as for some of my athletes. What do you do when the activity that...

Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 fun - what are they and do we want to have them?

After multiple attempts (all in vain!) to patch, repair and keep my beloved women's fit Salomon Advanced Skin 8 litre vest on the trail,...

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...

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 essentials (snacks!) while on the trail. The Geeky Hiker is designed by Jody Manning, an ultrarunner from South Wales, and the chest pack is made in Wales. Jody's inspiration for the design came from her attempts to complete the winter Spine race - a 268 mile epic along the Pennine Way. After 3 DNFs, she finished in 2024, spurred on no doubt by

A quick review of the inov8 Women's Mudtalon.

Jenny coached Luke for his successful Ramsay Round completion in 2022 and again for his Paddy Buckley Round in 2024.  They sat down...

There’s something irresistible about a ballot notification email. One for next year’s Lakeland 50 has just landed in my inbox and any...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...