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So once you have mentally committed to doing 70.3miles in one go, how do you go about doing it? 1. write a plan 2. personalise the plan...

Here are just a few of the variety of reads that have helped motivate and inspire me over the past months: 1. Don't Stop Me Now - 26.2...

Sports massage can assist any sportsperson, injured or not. This type of massage was originally developed to serve athletes to prevent...

I was prepared for my training to be affected by cold weather, injury, holidays & illness. I hadn't foreseen bike accidents, snow

Protein - let's clarify this rarely talked about food group. Do we need to consume protein shakes and bars? Whether we are meat-eaters,...

Here are a few ways to keep motivated: 1. Be consistent - it is hard to maintain the work-life balance, let alone incorporate regular...

ALWAYS WARM UP Your warm up can be as little as 3mins, but must make sure that all the joints you are going to use are put through their...

One of the great pleasures of swimming and cycling is being outdoors. However, it's harder to take that first step out of the door when...

I have recently written a program to train myself for a 1/2 Iron Man Triathlon. Inspired by a friend, I felt that whilst I had put my...

Why do we train breathing? We do this to help us run longer (endurance) and with less effort. Runners think about training their legs...

it's insane gradients kept me exited about what was round every corner and the time flew!

I ran the first 5km of this OCR in Oxfordshire as a group with some OCR virgins and the second 5km lap solo. This gave me the...

This is a complete guide to how to complete each pedal stroke (should you pull up?), breaking, gear changing, cornering and hills. Useful...

TUNA & PEPPER SLICES Tuna is a primary protein and a great source of the antioxidant known as selenium, which has been linked to a...

Some interesting things about running for International Women's Day from Runner's World: https://www.runnersworld.co.uk/health/30-things-...

Thousands of years ago a great sage called Patanjali, wrote down "The Eight Limbs of Yoga". They guide us today. No one limb is more...

This brilliantly conceived Obstacle Course Race (OCR) is great for newbies and seriously hard-core OCR runners. The short 3.3km course...

Light a candle in a comfortable & quiet room (preferably without breeze, you don't want the candle to flicker). Sit in an upright...

It has been a few years since I ran a Vision Wild Event. I was there at the first few and right from the off they were well organised...

Now here is an OCR! This course was challenging, muddy, fun, well organised and well attended. Using the LandRover testing site at...