running, reading, nonsense.
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.
It’s Sunday morning…hey. What you up to? Plans for the day? Ah yeah that sounds nice. Me? Well I’ve got a long run to get in but otherwise, not a lot, thanks for asking, but first things first I’ve got to lay out all the stuff that’s been keeping my sanity in check this week…… Continue reading Sunday Morning Stuff 01/09
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.
I didn't intend this to be my first ever Sunday night stuff but I forgot to schedule this post which I spent last night writing and then I went to work and... Here we are. I think by posting every Thursday/Sunday I’m causing time to speed up. How can it be Sunday again? How it… Continue reading Sunday Night Stuff 25/08
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.
Here we are, Sunday morning. The coffee is brewed. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. Work is awaiting. Fantastic. Really great. A Sunday however, is a Sunday, and on this seventh day I always take a look at all the new and old and new-old stuff that’s (mostly) been keeping me occupied through… Continue reading Sunday Morning Stuff 18/08
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.
Sods Law, or if you’re American Murphy’s Law, means if something can go wrong it will go wrong. I in Britain it also means that the “wrong” will happen at the worst possible time. So, I take a week off work, thinking about all the running I’ll be able to do and yes of course… Continue reading Sunday Morning Stuff 11/08
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