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Alexa
Nov 212 min read
Cadence; what is it and why should we care?!
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...
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Alexa
Oct 252 min read
Pacing a Long Event
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...
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Alexa
Sep 261 min read
Eating for Recovery
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...
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Alexa
Aug 281 min read
Mindfullness Resources
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...
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Alexa
Jul 292 min read
Three brain modes and how to use them
There is a model that describes how our brains work that describes three systems; drive, threat and soothe. This model is used in many...
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Alexa
Jun 282 min read
Hydration recap
Hydration is really key for longer distance endurance sports (running, cycling, walking etc) as relatively small levels of dehydration...
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Alexa
May 222 min read
The Power of Sleep
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...
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Alexa
May 12 min read
The Magic of Rest
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...
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Alexa
Mar 262 min read
The three pillars of training progress
I get lots of questions about the latest running shoes, carbon plated ones, nutritional supplements, kit, accessories and extras and...
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Alexa
Feb 222 min read
Stress and Running Performance
Based on plenty of chats with runners I've worked with where we've discussed the impact of stressful situations e.g. family problems,...
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Alexa
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Food is more than just calories
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...
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Alexa
Nov 23, 20232 min read
Overtraining
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,...
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Alexa
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Long runs!
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...
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Alexa
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Race Mindset Tips
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...
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Alexa
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Tapering; what, why, how?
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...
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Alexa
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Marathon Base Building
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...
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Alexa
May 26, 20233 min read
Pacing a Marathon
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...
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Alexa
May 3, 20231 min read
Post Race Recovery
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...
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Alexa
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Carb Loading
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...
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Alexa
Mar 24, 20232 min read
The benefits of walking!
This post is written more for road and marathon runners. Suffice to say walking, and practicing walking, is even more of a required skill...
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