I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the last couple of weeks – and especially today looking at the Berlin marathon (Kipchoge – phenomenal) and it took me back to a great post I read from 2017: https://medium.com/running-with-data/perfect-pacing-at-the-london-marathon-95f09db2ac5c which wonderfully breaks down the shift in pace for elites, men and women at London marathons. … Continue reading Pacing at a marathon
I gave a talk for Serpentine this Wednesday as part of a panel giving advice around marathons. I was more focused on the week before and added in some info on the week after. Whilst by no means comprehensive it seemed to be a helpful guide for people. I’ve attached my notes – a couple … Continue reading Various marathon advice – week before and after
With Autumn marathon season nearly upon us I’ve had a look on YouTube to find some flyby videos of Berlin, London & Chicago. When I was pencilled in to run Boston in COVID 2020 year I watched the Boston video several times. It’s a great way to try and familiarise yourself with the course (in … Continue reading Marathon fly-bys
I’ve just spent an enjoyable hour or so listening to Danny Easton’s most recent Big Run podcast with Kevin Cruz and it got me thinking about the brands I like to run in (footwear aside) and why. I was obsessed with clothes as a child – probably why I ended up finding myself working in … Continue reading What I like to run in.
I was asked about stretching around a month ago – when to do it, how to do it, what to do and it made me consider what I do, what I like to do and why. This corresponded with an Andrew Huberman podcast I had listened to (which is here) that chimed with my own … Continue reading Stretching & Mobility
As marathon season is approaching quickly and many runners weekends are taken up with longer runs, I’m just happy to be able to train in a normal manner – I ran for the furthest I’ve run in four months on Sunday. Whilst nothing massive, (16km) as it was coupled within a 4 day running streak … Continue reading Recovering – what I like
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/breathe-and-move-nasal-breathing-changing-careers/id1539671224?i=1000575195363 I did a podcast with Danny Easton a while ago. He put it out today. It was nice to get the opportunity to talk from 90’s fashion to breathwork. Enjoy Continue reading The Big Run Podcast
I’ve been reflecting on how rebuilding our new house has followed a very similar path to my own rebuilding and acted as a solid lesson in how to go forwards. We love our new house and can’t wait to move into it. When we bought, it the survey came back really encouraging (the surveyor speaking … Continue reading Rebuilding
I was lucky enough to see this during the week – a video of Marcell Jacobs JOGGING & Sprinting in Slow-Motion from Tokyo Olympic Games, captured by PJ Vazel. His form is wonderful, from his stance foot landing under his centre of mass (watching him float forwards allowing him to pull back and land his … Continue reading Great running form
I went down a rabbit hole last week, researching rib flare in runners (or hyper extended ribs) and ended up on a long and interesting journey that took in several books and helped pull together some threads for me, alongside which hopefully has helped developed a deeper understanding around just how key the diaphragm & … Continue reading Rib Flare
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