Kenyan Ultra Runners – Part 5
Team Update !! Back In April training was going smoothly, the only issue were the long runs, the guys were asking for money for [...]
Kenyan Ultra Runners – Part 4
March Update! By March the guys were well and truly underway with their training. They would follow a fairly similar plan which consisted of [...]
Kenyan Ultra Runners – Part 3
The Trial Ends, The Future 100k Record Breaker, Our First Female, And The Experienced One! The final two hours went pretty much exactly as I’d [...]
Kenyan Ultra Runners – Part 2
Meeting Arnold & The track Trial. When Coach John Ewoi told me he had Arnold Kibbet travelling 8 hours to meet me I wasn’t convinced [...]
Kenyan Ultra Runners – The Beginning!
The Kenyans have been dominating distance running for some time now. It’s fairly safe to say that they are the best at what they do. [...]
The British Spartathlon Team Race Report 2017
The Spartathlon... The ultimate ultra-distance race, the iconic race that makes grown men cry, over a quarter of runners standing on the start line will [...]
Proper Running Biomechanics
Proper running biomechanics is something many running coaches are hesitant to discuss. Years of observation, trials, and science leave excellent runners still debating how to [...]
How does altitude training work?
Altitude training has become very popular with endurance athletes and it is almost a necessity to be at the top of your running game. Unfortunately [...]
St illtyds Ultra Marathon Race Report
Both myself and Tori were extremely nervous about our first event. As a runner I have never really thought about the effort race organisers go [...]
Stretching For Runners
Static Stretching for Runners When you first start out as a runner, you will probably think about stretching. It seems like the standard advice to [...]
Why Undertraining Is A Stressor
Why Under-Training Should Be a Concern Over-training has always been a concern for coaches of dedicated athletes. The mantra of “no-pain, no gain” and the [...]
Jordan Joseph Apparel Review
When Jordan Joseph Apparel first reached out to me I had to admit I'd never heard of them but now everywhere I go they're there. [...]
New Balance 690v2 Trail shoes
Mens 690v2 New Balance have released their new all-terrain trail shoe, the 690v2. So, what are they really like? From an ultra runners point of view, [...]
Boost Balls Review
I was excited to be given the opportunity to try out and review the new Boost Protein balls. The Boost balls are made from 7 [...]
Barry 40 Mile Race Report
I'd been looking forward to this race for months, The Barry 40 Mile is ultra running at it's purest in my opinion, 161 laps [...]