by Matt Wood | Dec 23, 2013 | Beginners, Racing Advice
So you’ve picked a race to run, paid your entry, done some training (hopefully) & it’s race day. Here are a few tip that should help with the process a little. 1: Get there early The race organisers have probably already told you to do this, but...
by Matt Wood | Nov 23, 2013 | Running Kit
Speed and distance monitors have changed the way we train. There is now no doubt or guessing how far you ran. We can now know, there and then, how fast we’re running, how far we run, and when we get back we can see the exact route we ran as well. These devices...
by Matt Wood | Nov 17, 2013 | Nutritional Advice
1: You will get tired and you will want to sit, crouch, hang your head or even lay down. DON’T. If you’re running on pavement, the low heat reflectivity means that it absorbs heat and stores it. So if you need to rest, try and find some shade and walk...
by Matt Wood | Nov 16, 2013 | Beginners, Training Plans
The good thing about running is that your improvement all depends on the amount of time & effort you want to put in. However, the problem with this is that people tend to jump in head first and start training like they are an elite athlete without building up...
by Matt Wood | Nov 16, 2013 | Beginners
Does running with music make it easier? Music CAN make running feel a little easier, as you potentially may not be 100% focused on the exercise itself and thus don’t think about how knackered you may be. Music makes you happy…(as long as you’re...