Tag: Training
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no races, no point?
An immense flood of disappointment swept through the running world in March (tinged, I suspect, with some relief) as one race after another toppled under the tidal wave of coronavirus. Not only disappointment but worse, aimlessness, as the rug of purpose was pulled from under our feet. I can’t be the only one whose forward…
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new year, new race plan
I like the start of January. I like the clarity, the clean division between one measure of time and the next, the start of a something. I don’t believe in a “new you” (save me, please, from trite lifestyle features and wellness posts), but I do believe in the blank page of a diary, the…
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where to run in London: running crews and run clubs in the capital
Want to run with a group in London but not sure where to start? Here’s a brief round up of mostly free London run clubs.
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The power of positive thinking?
So. The thing is. I really, really hate long runs. This is my third tilt at the marathon and it’s just a fact that anything over 22 kilometres is the equivalent of going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. Necessary, sure, but inconvenient and really quite painful. It feels kind of shameful as a…
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Instructions for runners in a heatwave
The heatwave in London drips on, smothering everything in its moist, muggy embrace. All you want to do is lie on cool sheets next to an electric fan, being fed frozen grapes and elderflower gin and tonics, glass clinking with a symphony of ice cubes. Unfortunately, your training plan doesn’t really care whether it’s 10…
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The pros and cons of training for a marathon
What have the four months of preparing body and mind for a marathon taught me? What has my personal journey – from a person who runs quite a lot to a person who runs quite a lot over slightly further distances – revealed to me, in wisdom, sacred insight and understanding? Loads, actually – and I’m here to share…
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Finding a balance
One of the things I’m finding hardest while training for the marathon is judging just how much is too much and how much is too lazy. On the one hand, you’re trying to tell when your body is actually tired; when pushing yourself further won’t do you any good. When that pain isn’t gain, but…
Alice Sinclair 