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...

One of the cornerstones of any plan I write is a concept called polarisation. Sometimes known as the 80/20 rule, this principle involves...

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...

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...

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...

Loved by many runners, parkrun has arguably shaped the nature of running in the UK (and around the world) more than any other single...

With lots of Spring races approaching (my runners have been in training for marathons in Tokyo, Boston, London and Edinburgh, as well as...

Raynaud’s syndrome: dreaded nemesis of many runners and otherwise outdoorsy folk. Raynaud’s sufferers spot one another at races and...

I had a conversation last week with someone who has recently been through a very tough time, both in life and with their running. They...

It seems to be the time of year when lots of runners are turning their attention to the next 12 months, and planning their race calendar...

At the time of writing, Luke Armitage is the current most recent Ramsay Round completer (number 238), finishing his round at 10.57am on...

Last month I did a bit of an unusual thing. I took my running shoes off for four entire days, swapping them for my walking boots – in...

Many of you will have come across the ‘SheRaces’ campaign in the last couple of months. Founded by ultra runner Sophie Power, it aims to...

Last month, I wrote about noticing the impact of my period on my energy levels, fatigue, and ability to push myself in training. This...

This post is a personal reflection on some things I’ve noticed recently about my own cycle, and how I’m adapting my training plan to take...

Several of my runners have races coming up over the next few weeks, which has led to some interesting chats about the benefits of running...

Why do you run? What does running mean to you? Are you a different person because you’re a runner? Who would you be without running? ...

It is the time of year when many of us reflect on the twelve months past and look forward to the ones coming. Personally, I don’t like a...

Running fast, efficiently, and confidently downhill is something I hear a lot of runners saying they can’t do. It’s also something I feel...

A few weeks ago I got into a debate on social media about the sentence above. Someone (someone I don’t know personally) had written it...