So let's start with, what is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? It's a measure of the changes in the time gap between heart beats. It may seem...

Firstly, what on earth is cadence? It's the number of times your feet hit the ground in 1 minute of running. It's measured in steps per...

You are there on the start line, the nerves and excitement are building the race start gun goes off and when you cross the start line the...

It’s really useful to be able to recover well from our training and our events and one key way to do that is from what you eat. Your body...

Mindfulness is a great way to improve your mental and physical health and well as mental and physical performance! Here are a few of my...

There is a model that describes how our brains work that describes three systems; drive, threat and soothe. This model is used in many...

Hydration is really key for longer distance endurance sports (running, cycling, walking etc) as relatively small levels of dehydration...

I guess we all have a sense that sleep is good for us, we literally can't survive without it and you can notice the impacts of sleep...

We seem to live in a society that not only encourages but seems to programme us in to thinking we should be busy or "doing something" all...

I get lots of questions about the latest running shoes, carbon plated ones, nutritional supplements, kit, accessories and extras and...

Based on plenty of chats with runners I've worked with where we've discussed the impact of stressful situations e.g. family problems,...

It's the time of year where running and sport social media still seems awash with meme or tables showing you how far you have to run to...

What is overtraining? Overtraining is a state your body can get into if you are doing too much training or the medium to long term,...

Long runs are the most important session of the week for the marathon as they re the key to building endurance. Here are some tips on...

Race Mindset! A few things to ponder on to help prep for an upcoming race, and control any nerves and any other emotions that might be...

I thought I’d explain a bit about what, how, why of tapering! I'm using a marathon as an example in this blog post, you also need to...

So, let’s have a think about preparing for the London Marathon. It’s around 8 months away now which is bags of time to prepare. This...

Pacing yourself can have a massive difference on how much you enjoy the race and how you feel towards the end and, if you have a target...

Some quick tips on post race recovery - this focusses on the marathon as an example race. I’m here today to remind you to take recovery...

You might have heard about carb loading, and before I go into it I thought it might be useful to explain a little about why we do it and...