How to Fall Asleep Naturally

It happens to all of us at some point – the light switches off, but you don’t. The impact of just a few night’s missed sleep can be dramatic. One Harvard study demonstrated a clear correlation between drowsy drivers and increased accident rates. There’s also lots of evidence now that long-term lack of sleep is linked…

How To Sleep Well

We’ll be honest – we Veggie Runners don’t know all the secrets about how to sleep well. We take our sleep very seriously though so we’ve been asking around and have gathered some top tips to share with you. Sleep is spectacularly beneficial – 23 reasons benefits of decent night’s sleep are listed here. Among…

Free Running Mix – Queen of Europe

If you’ve ever downloaded a free running mix from Veggie Runners, you’ll know that you’re in for a treat. This new and fabulous mix is perfectly calibrated to keep your running feet moving. It starts slowly, builds speed, crescendos and jogs you back home gently. Created by the very talented muso and rather fast marathon…

Christmas Gifts For Runners

This is not your usual Christmas Gift Guide for Runners. It’s a list of things we Veggie Runners have tried, tested and loved this year and an aside or two about how lucky we are. Wishing you a holiday season that’s happy, fun and full of love given and received. Give Something Let’s start with…

5 Things You Need To Know About Yoga Teacher Training

Why a post about 5 Things You Need To Know About Yoga Teacher Training on a running blog, you may ask? Well, we Veggie Runners love running and we love yoga. So much, indeed, that we founded Roga™, a unique run-yoga approach to fitness, with Yoga Hero. I’ve been running for a long time and…

Light Night Leeds Art Runs 2016

Every year since 2012, we Veggie Runners have worked with Space2, an arts and social change charity, to bring the joy and madness of Light Night Leeds Art Runs to the city streets. The runs have grown exponentially, from 30 runners in the first year to over 200 book-up-in-a-heartbeat participants in 2016. We don’t need to…

Loch Ness Marathon Race Report 2016

Enjoying every mile of a whole marathon, from the first step to mile 26, sounds like an impossible hope. But that’s genuinely how I felt during Loch Ness Marathon this weekend. The entire thing was a joy, and I was so thrilled run beside my mum over the gorgeous Highland route. Everything in the run…

Pink Lady Pilates Core Workouts

Pilates is great for runners You probably knew that already. What you may not know is why it’s good for runners. Laying on a mat making usually tiny, often slow, movements seems at odds with the power and dynamism needed for even a lazy-day run. I’m up for more or less anything – I run, of…

CrossCountry Trains #littlediscoveries

Leeds is a great city for running. To prove the point, we Veggie Runners recently worked with CrossCountry Trains on their #littlediscoveries advertising campaign to show off our fair city. In our humble opinion, Leeds is one of their finest destination cities. Don’t just take our word for it though. Check out this fab little…

The ‘Three Runs a Week’ Marathon Training Plan for a PB

Can you get a marathon PB with just 3 runs a week? That was what I managed last time I trained for 26.2. I followed the FIRST marathon training plan, and knocked a whopping 31 minutes off my previous personal best. I’m not aiming for knocking any more time off this year – Loch Ness…

How to Exercise on a Morning (Even when you really don’t want to)

Find it hard to motivate yourself to run first thing on a morning? Believe me, you’re not alone. Even Paula Radcliffe has said there are times she’d rather stay in bed. It can be hard to drag yourself from slumber and face the day with your trainers on. It’s always worth it though. No matter…

How To Run Your Best 10K

How to run your best 10k is all relative, of course. Some runners will be looking just to cross the finish line, others to improve their speed and others still simply to have a good time and enjoy the atmosphere. Whatever your motivation for wanting to run your best 10k, there are certain things that…