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Since I began working in a health food shop I have had easy (read: discounted) access to a bunch of supplements, and some of them are sold as being beneficial for weight loss, muscle soreness, recovery, and energy. I never really bothered with them too much, not keen on the idea of becoming reliant on… Continue reading Supplementing, Inside/Outside, and a Magical Weekend.
Jump into the Groove I’ve managed to wrangle my routine around so nearly all of my running is currently being done first thing in the morning, and in doing that I seem to have tricked my brain into enjoying running even more than normal. I’m now looking forward to getting up, revving my engines and… Continue reading The Groove, Three Brothers, and a Great Run.
Long Sleeves I have just returned from a run and my goodness I wore short sleeves. Desperate times, I know. I believe this means that summer is officially ending, and autumn is officially falling. For the most part I’m a warm weather runner, I like the feel of the sun on my back as I… Continue reading Autumn, Olympians, and a Pristine Patagonian Marathon.
The Slow Road. I’ve been injured plenty of times in my relatively short running career and the one consistent thing across every niggle, every strain and pain and snap, is the frustration. I’ve probably never been in as good shape as I had been before I over-did it a month ago and sent myself hurdling… Continue reading Recovering Slow, Thinking Fast, and a Ring of Fire.
There was a time not so long ago when I worked in a running shop. My main role was to perform gait analysis. I would assess runners on a treadmill, both in motion and via a video camera attached to the back of the machine in order to see if customers over-pronated or - in… Continue reading Self Support, Top-End Trainers, and a Bank Holiday Bog.
After a week of being injured but actually not really dealing with the fact that I was injured correctly - as in I wasn’t actually resting - I finally convinced myself to stand down for a few days. Which is theoretically unhelpful when comes to my weekly running post but in reality not running is… Continue reading Yoga, Tracking, and a Bridge Too Far.
Ouch. Okay, I suppose it makes sense. I suppose really I should have seen this coming. I upped the mileage, I upped the effort, and now…I’m injured. Maybe it’s not too bad, but that’s five days without any running of significant note. About a mile into my recovery run on Monday morning after my first… Continue reading Hip Pain, a Joyride, and a Sense-Sational Run.
End of the Streak It’s the end of the month which means that this time next week my running streak can, and probably will have already, come to an end. On paper, running every day compared to running just most days shouldn’t make too much of a difference, and physically I don’t think it has… Continue reading Finishing, Sitting, and Something Wild.
The Break of Dawn I guess the idea behind doing a month of running everyday in July is that it should be nice and dry and there’ll be no excuses not to hit the road. And it has been dry. It has also been extremely hot the last few days, so much so that the… Continue reading A Morning Run, Keeping Consistent, and a Good Cause Coastal 10k.
Planning Success. I’m not usually one for plans. Much of that attitude is due to the nature of my work – things change last minute, and I take on a lot of overtime, so planning too much means plans being ruined, too much. It’s disheartening, so why bother? As I continue to push forward with… Continue reading The Best Laid Plans, a Seriously Long Run, and an Early Morning Experience.
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