This guest post comes from the fantastic Laura Fountain, the brain behind Lazy Girl Running and half of our favourite event of the year, run blogging conference Write This Run. Having run ten marathons, she knows a thing or two about training. When I heard her Marathon Talk interview and found out that she had…
Get faster, fast! Top Tips for speeding up your 10k
After I posted my “Help me internet” post last week, the wonderful Sarah from Goldilocks Running sent me the most fantastic, thorough guide to getting fast – FAST. She’s been kind enough to let me share her hard-fought knowledge with you guys, too. If you haven’t read her blog yet, head straight over there (once you’ve…
How to Survive Your First Triathlon – Transitions, Wibbly Legs and Soggy Bottoms
It’s official – not only have I caught the triathlon bug, but I’ve press-ganged my little mama and our friend Rose into the madness, too. We’re going to be taking part in the Leeds X-Press Triathlon together in less than two weeks. It’s quite weird being the expert at something out of the three of us….
I Believe I Can Fly – Cross Training on the Trapeze
Face your fears, they say. Try new things. Battle your demons. So when I got chance to try out the flying trapeze, I jumped at the chance!* *I didn’t. I’ve always been afraid of heights and especially of jumping from them. To my mind, this isn’t an irrational fear. If you jump from a height you…
3 Ways Running Makes You a Totally Rad Skiier
When I was a teenager, we lived in Canada, just 2 hours’ drive away from a ski resort. Most years, either out of charity or some comedy value, we, “The Brits” would end up being invited for the weekend at someone’s chalet. I loved the big dinners with friends, the apres ski, hot chocolate with…
Becoming a Runner: How to Keep Moving!
Thank you to Tees Barrage Parkrun for this photo. Everybody has a run now and then when your feet/body/mind just don’t want to join in the fun (right?) and you just desperately want to stop moving. When you’re a new runner – building up your aerobic, physical and mental strength – these moments come a…
Post-run Refuelling – 15 minute countdown
Sports scientists say you need to refuel within 15 minutes of finishing exercise to help your body repair muscle tears and make the most of your workout. In an article for Running Times, director of sports nutrition at University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre Leslie Bonci said “I really encourage athletes to do something within 15 minutes. The…
Listen To Your Body: Sleeping
This is the first post in our series Listen To Your Body. It’s about sleeping and how we can learn to do it well. Do you make a puzzled face at that, thinking ‘well, surely you’re either sleeping or you’re not’? That’s only partly true. Yes, your body will gain some benefits from getting your head on…
Top Race Day Tips – Eating, Sleeping, Peeing
When you line up at the start line on race day, there are a few things you should know. You’ll read a million tips, of course, but we guarantee that ours are the only ones you really need. In our role as running ambassadors/obsessives, we’ve ran a lot of races over the years and learnt from…
To Pee Or Not To Pee…
We’ve managed to avoid talking about toilets for weeks, which as most runners know isn’t easy. It’s marathon season now though and it’s time to think about our bladders. (Stick with us on this one – you’ll be glad you did!) Runners have a bit of an obsession with pee, it seems. I’ve had lengthy…
Author Interview: Run Wild, Boff Whalley
Veggie Runners were recently lucky enough to interview Boff Whalley, author of Run Wild, a book its publisher describes as ‘A passionate and beautifully written narrative about running and the world of discovery and adventure it brings.’ A reasonable assessment, we think. Boff is a long-time runner, passionate about getting off the beaten track and…
Book review: Run Wild, Boff Whalley
Run Wildauthor, Boff Whalley, running on Otley Chevin. Review Run Wild is equal parts advocacy and eclecticism. Author Boff Whalley is passionate about finding places to run that are off the beaten track, whether that be hills, fells, parks, river banks or towpaths. He’s evangelical about getting out there and enjoying what nature has to…