Week 3 – A 7.5/10 that went down to a 1/10. Right achilles heel insertion begun to improve, running begun to feel easier – then going back into school & being exposed to children’s germs struck. Post Wednesday’s harder session (and there was clearly some tiredness there as I napped after my breakfast) I felt … Continue reading Valencia 3/12
Week 2 – on the whole I’ll give this a 6/10. Right achilles heel insertion played up post Wedensday’s run, which now seems to have calmed down a little. Hopefully more a response to upping my load a little and running 5 consecutive days for first time in a long time Monday 18/9: Early morning … Continue reading Valencia 2/12
12 weeks – December 3rd. I’ll be interested to see what I can run, if I can train unhampered / uninjured and the journey to get there. I’m planning on following this routine – with the idea of trying to learn something from Boston, managing fatigue and trying to maximise 12 weeks. Slightly different to … Continue reading Valencia – 12 weeks – Week 1/12
I seriously hurt my back last Monday. Carrying out deadlifts, I wasn’t completely focused on the lift and when I stood up rather than use my legs / glutes to take me through the exercise I left this to my lower back. I immediately felt an uncomfortable stretch of the muscles in my lower back … Continue reading Constructive rest
Various things have piqued my interest over the last few days. First one was a story circulating about Iga Swiatek (The current WTA No1) practising with tape over her mouth. I found this article in The Washington Post amusing / curious / interesting – from it’s headline, through to it’s generally positive coverage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/08/12/nasal-breathing-mouth-tape-exercise/ Part … Continue reading Things I’ve noticed the last week
One of the best, if not the best things I’ve bought over the last year has been a Garmin Tacx Flow Smart Trainer: Which has been invaluable – in conjunction with my road bike & Zwift. When I first came back into running, the first couple of years where OK in terms of avoiding long … Continue reading Zwift, moving & breathing
I was out with a group of really old, close friends on Friday night and when the conversation turned to running we got chatting about breathing. I begun to ask them how they breathed when they ran, neither of them where sure and I suggested that they begin to try nasal breathing running. To which, … Continue reading So why should we breathe through our nose when we run?
It still amazes me that there is such a gap in information / knowledge / coaching around specific breathing protocols to support you when you run. I remember reading Alex Hutchinson writing about how to mitigate freezing air when running in winter. His advice being to cover your mouth with a buff to help reduce … Continue reading Breathing & running- how one really helps the other.
I spent really lovely few hours running with Adharanand Finn, Joe Kelly and 11 other runners around Hampstead Heath yesterday. Adharanand was a wonderful host – allowing Joe (an Anatomy in Motion trained running coach) to deliver some really helpful tips for movement and breathing whilst running. The group were friendly and we enjoyed running … Continue reading Running with Adharanand Finn
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