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half marathon taper time

Half Marathon Tapering

What is half marathon tapering? Tapering for a half marathon means cutting back on your training so that you can be in peak physical fitness for the race. During the taper period you should stick to your usual training routine,
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Warming up for a 5k, 10k, half or full marathon

How to Warm Up for Your Next Marathon, Half, 10k or 5k Race

Why Should You Warm Up? Warming up will help prepare your body for the event to come. Warm-ups will vary, depending on the race you’re warming up for, your current level of fitness, and what sort of access you have
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How to get the most out of a pace runner

Pace Runners: How to Use Them Wisely

Do you struggle a bit with pacing yourself in those races you’ve trained so hard for? If so, you’re not alone. So it makes sense to use a race pacer in your next big event, right?… Or not Most big
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ITB Syndrome is worse on the downhill (1)

Knee pain Running Downhill: ITB Exercises

When running downhill becomes a pain in the ITB To a runner suffering from ITB Syndrome, nothing says “hello knee pain” more than a good stretch of downhill terrain. For the uninitiated, ITB stands for Iliotibial Band. Whilst ITB Syndrome is
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dehydration and running performance

Debunking 3 Running Dehydration Myths

Myth One: If you don’t have clear wee you are dehydrated. The fact of the matter is, if your wee is clear, you are likely over hydrating, or you may have kidney problems, diabetes, or other health issues. Your body
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overtraining syndrome

How to Avoid Over Training

Chances are, you’re reading this because you want to improve your running performance. And chances are,  that improvement is to be measured by either running a particular distance faster than you ever have before, or being able to complete a
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BMI debunking

Problems With the BMI (Body Mass Index)

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has been popular since the 1970s as an easy way to assess a person’s body weight as it relates to their health. It is used widely as a predictor of obesity, as well as life
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running in hot weather: pre-cool for perforamance

Running in Hot Weather: How to pre-cool to boost performance

Did you know that many studies show exercise performance is impaired in hot, humid conditions? Yes! People spend time and money on researching and writing about the fact that when it’s hot, you can’t run as fast or as far.
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Recovery Runs: What are they and why should you do them?

What is a Recovery Run and Why Should You Do Them?

Recovery runs are the easiest runs you’ll do all week. They are short runs done at a VERY easy effort. Leave the running watch at home and slow down to smell the roses! Whilst recovery runs are the easiest runs
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