Running articles, tips and tricks

When I went for a run with Haile Gebrselassie, we talked about why people take up running. One of the things we touched on is that many people want to lose weight and decide running is the way to do it. Perhaps that’s you, or you are wondering the best ways to lose weight by […]

Do you sometimes get a black toenail running? Or perhaps you are training to run longer and worried you might suffer from black toenails on your long runs? This article will help you understand the possible causes and what you can to do avoid black toenail while running. To make things interesting, there’s no single […]

A bit of strength training for runners is useful, even for endurance runners. Get on with it! Read this to understand which days to strength train, how it fits into your running plan and why it’s a useful part of that plan. This last part is great, because if you understand why it’s important, you’ll […]

You might have heard experienced runners talking about why you have to run slow to run fast. This seems counterintuitive. Why does running slow make you faster? Common sense suggests that to run faster, you have to practice running faster. Maybe that’s you? Maybe you are wondering why you aren’t getting fitter as quickly as […]

If the running form tips in this article help one person improve their running form, then job done. I’ll lay out the most common form and posture mistakes that runners make. I will focus only on the fundamentals and provide simple ways to improve. What it won’t do is go into every detail, because for […]

Everyone knows Alcohol is bad for you. So why do people wonder is alcohol bad for runners? The thing is that it’s such a socially accepted drug that most people don’t even consider that drinking alcohol and running might be sub-optimal. I don’t mean at the same time, but check out the “Beer Mile” concept […]

Lots of people struggle when they start to run because they do too much too soon, wonder why it’s all so hard and don’t bother learning how to physically move their body or breathe properly while they are running. C25K apps tell you how much run/walk to do on any particular day, but they don’t […]

Lactic Acid in Runners is normally misunderstood. Lactic Acid is perceived by many runners as something evil to be avoided, holding us back by making our legs hurt and slowing us down. This isn’t strictly true and what we as runners really need to do is get good at producing and reusing as much Lactic […]