training – Veggie Runners

50% 0ff Sundried Ethical Activewear

Jayne Rodgers — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 11:47:47 +0000

We’re very excited to be able to offer 50% off all Sundried ethical activewear Want to wear amazing kit with a clear conscience? Simply click any of the links in this post and use the code VEGGIERUNNERS at the checkout Shop Sundried Now Worried about the impact of ‘fast fashion’ but obsessed with having fabulous kit?...

Postnatal Running with Nike Epic React

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:12:15 +0000

While this was a sponsored opportunity from Nike, all content and opinions expressed here are my own. I’m just getting back on track – or finding a whole new one – after the birth of baby Stanley Atticus five weeks ago. Labour went according to plan – home birth in the pool in my dining...

Can being pregnant make you run faster?

Bibi Rodgers — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 06:55:04 +0000

All of a sudden, as I began my second trimester of pregnancy, my running started to get much faster and feel easier than it had for years. The advice, quite rightly, is to not focus on PBs while pregnant, and just enjoy being active for as long as you can. But I’ve suddenly found myself...

Round Sheffield Run Race Report

Bibi Rodgers — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:28:01 +0000

“I’ve just got the opportunity to go to Glastonbury… would it be okay if I missed the Round Sheffield Run?” asked Mum on the phone, 3 weeks ago. Hm, to make her miss the most iconic festival in the world to run around South Yorkshire with me – it would have seemed churlish, wouldn’t it?...

London Marathon Race Day Essentials

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:41:52 +0000

I’ve been putting a lot of thought into my kit pack list for London Marathon race day. What are the essential things I need? What needs to go in the bag drop, and what do I need to wear? Over the hundreds of training miles, I’ve managed to whittle it down to the essentials that...

Training Tips For First-Time Marathon Runners

Jayne Rodgers — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:58:56 +0000

What are the best tips for first-time marathon runners? With eight marathons between us, and some spectacular successes and failures in those eight, we’ve had a chance to think about this. We had a fantastic training session recently sharing our thoughts on this with Maxime and Phil, two of the Pink Lady® Apples team, who...

Training for London Marathon with 3 Runs a Week

Bibi Rodgers — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:14:05 +0000

I wasn’t planning on doing a marathon this Spring. I really, truly wasn’t. And then… I got a place for London Marathon. THE London Marathon. One of the marathon majors; the race that people here in Britain – even the people who ask “how long is your marathon?” – think of when they hear the...

How to Fall Asleep Naturally

Bibi Rodgers — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:28:23 +0000

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...

5 Things You Need To Know About Yoga Teacher Training

Jayne Rodgers — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:42:48 +0000

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...

Loch Ness Marathon Race Report 2016

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:30:57 +0000

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...