Sometimes pictures are so much more effective than words. I had the pleasure of watching Letenesbet Gidey run an astonishing new half marathon world record, at Valencia this morning. Her form was so strong and beautiful throughout. I went back and screen recorded her around 53/54 minutes (so well into her race, when people begin … Continue reading Letenesbet Gidey
I joined the excellent Scholars program last week – which you can find here: https://www.scienceofrunning.com/the-scholar-program?v=47e5dceea252 (Steve Magness and Jon Marcus) Which takes you through a program of study that helps build a base of coaching knowledge. In terms of broadening my knowledge and allowing me access to a whole world of coaching, this appears invaluable. … Continue reading What are my running beliefs?
If you’d have asked me yesterday if I wanted to come to a halt at 34.6k, I’d have said absolutely not. As it turned out, this gave me the most memorable and uplifting marathon experience I have been fortunate enough to experience. The last 6 weeks leading up to London have seen niggles (trigger point … Continue reading It’s happening for you.
I had a first this weekend – winning a Parkrun, down in Margate. Margate Park run is such a friendly event, from the volunteers (props to the lady in the mobility scooter at that key 3k left turn) to all of the runners. I had a really enjoyable tussle with Jay (2nd) and Stuart (3rd … Continue reading Better breathing = Better running
The London marathon is 4 weeks away. I have just been pondering on what this means, stopped to take a moment to appreciate what I am going to do (in terms of training, rest, food, etc.) and wondered how often I let these milestones go by without embracing them or considering what will happen. Too … Continue reading 4 weeks to go
The last large organised road race I did was the Big Half, back in March of 2020. The first large organised road race I ran post Covid was the same run. It was so nice to be part of 12,000 people, running 13.1 miles from Tower Bridge to Greenwich. From a personal point of view, … Continue reading Racing, I’ve missed you.
In the same vein as the daily breathing tools, I thought I’d list some of the breathing methods I find useful when running. I’ve thought of some names to hopefully help remind what each one is for, alongside a brief description of how to use each one. Roll – For those easy runs, where you … Continue reading Running breathing tools
I was lucky enough to be invited by Shaun onto his podcast this week. He has changed the format into running whilst interviewing his guests. We had a chat and did some breath work for running. Listen here: https://www.letsgetrunning.co.uk/podcast/breath-work Continue reading Let’s Get Running Podcast
A mixed week running this week, that started successfully rehabbing one injury, then provoking another. However a good end to the week with a breath academy get together, breathing session and ice bath. Friday was definitely a highlight point. Having slightly strained the top of my right thigh last week, I was taking things easy … Continue reading Threshold, speed, breathing to recover and ice baths
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.
BreatheToMove 