Core muscles allow you to maintain your form for longer. A stronger core is usually accompanied by a slimmer waistline, better flexibility, less weight and a little extra free speed – in short, the kind of attributes most runners kill for. Continue reading →

If you’re a keen runner there’s every chance you’ve had a frustrating lay off due to injury at some point. Here are five common injuries and what you can do to avoid them Continue reading →

The clocks have gone back and the dark nights are with us again all too soon, confining most of us to the roads during the week with country paths having to wait until the weekend. Continue reading →

Ice or a hot bath, orthotics or not…and listening to earphones…just some of the topics which are certain to pop up in conversation among runners at some point which are sure to spark debate. Continue reading →

Why training for the downhill can be more important than the uphill struggle when it comes to improving times and avoiding injuries Continue reading →

Completing 26.2 miles is a daunting task. Particularly when you consider that at its inception – when a Greek messenger names Phidippides ran from a place called Marathon to Athens in 490BC – the guy dropped dead. Continue reading →