running, reading, nonsense.
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.
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.
Mixing It Up Throughout July I am running every day. Usually I stick to a six session a week schedule, doubling up once a week to give me two full rest days, but for three more weeks my recovery days are actually a-couple-of-easy-miles days. So far, it’s not been so tough, but because of the… Continue reading Rowing to a PB, the Benefits of Big Tunes, and Secret Running.
This week in the Runners Corner I look at the benefits of running twice a day, get awe-inspired by a 71-year old marathon runner, and shy away from a leg-busting marathon best admired from afar.
Back into the swing of things.
I like running.
run into words 