The Lockdown has resulted in anxiety-related sleep problems for many. Whilst historically one in six people in Britain have suffered from sleep problems, since the initial Lockdown in March the...
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Bored With Your Long Run? Think Microadventure
Before the current UK Lockdown restrictions were announced, we'd just started Running Microadventures. They're close to home, cheap, simple, short and 100% guaranteed to refresh your life. Now's the perfect time...
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How to Stay Motivated to Run
Many of us maintain our motivation to run by having a live goal ahead. Whether it's a 5K, marathon or ultra, we feel the need to prove to ourselves and...
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10 Ways To Look After Your Mental Health
Saturday October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Whilst anxiety and stress are an issue for many people, this is even more so this year with the Covid pandemic and...
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How To Stay Fit As You Age
One gripe of mine is the notion that your body changes for the worse as you get older. Received wisdom says that we lose muscle; our metabolism slows; and we...
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The Best New Running Books of 2020
To celebrate National Read A Book Day – an annual event to promote reading – we've taken a look at some of the latest running books out in 2020 to shortlist...
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A Healthy High-Protein Dinner for Runners
Gather the ingredients and do all the prep to make this recovery meal before you set off on your long run. Inspired by munching through several pan con tomate in...
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The Perfect Pre-Run Breakfast
If you're a runner like me, you most likely look at the weekly long run in your training week with a fairly equal mix of exhilaration and dread! Sure, the...
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7 Running Myths Exposed
In these days of fake news, we fact check 7 common running myths. Myth 1 You'll improve if you run every day Unless you’re an elite runner, going without rest...
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Will A Keto Diet Help Me Run Faster?
One of the current buzzwords to hit the diet world seems to be keto. With its claims of being an effective way to lose weight, we investigate what following such a diet will...
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5 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually Bad For You
Everyone knows that certain foods are bad for you and should only be consumed occasionally. But it’s easy to think you’re being healthy when you’re actually not. If you’re trying...
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