- ADVERTISEMENT – I made a mistake this morning. I woke and thought! I considered my run. Now contrary to popular opinion I don’t believe it’s always right to think about everything. I will run today, however a few hours later than I intended. I even have my running gear on. I attempted to do [...]
Equipment for Running: What is Needed?
I want everyone who physically can to start running, so if there is a way for that to happen I want to encourage it. On that note the very basic answer to the question “what equipment is needed to start running” is simply that you just need you and nothing else. It’s not necessarily a [...]
Boston: Lets Run Not Retribute
I turned on the television on the early afternoon of Sunday 15th April to be greeted with a dull toned BBC News anchor telling the world that there had been explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The scant details went around and around, basically repeating the fact that they had no new [...]
Are My Running Shoes Vegan / Vegetarian?
I’m vegan and I love running. Being vegan and wanting to do anything other than eat grass and live in a hole was probably hard work 50 years ago but luckily things are a little kinder for us now and that means we can run with shoes on and not go against our vegan and [...]
My 5 Favorite Curse Words for Running and When I Use Them!
I love running, I really do. It’s part of my life and part of who I am but that does not mean that I don’t find it challenging and a pain in the a*se at times! Curses, or swear words as us Brits call them, are a helpful tool in fighting a hard time and [...]
Will running help lose weight?
Running is often touted as a great way to stay in shape and get rid of a few extra pounds. However in recent years there has been some people who have been saying that exercise isn’t very effective for weight loss. Of course there is some basis to both sides of the argument but in [...]
Running With a Smartphone
Smartphones are so…. Well, smart! They are so smart that they can measure your run, play your music and provide a way to contact the ambulance if you break your ankle or order a pizza if you get really really hungry on a long run! However having such a multi talented device whilst out and [...]
If you see a hill, RUUUUUUNNNNNNN!
How many times have you been out for a run and come to the bottom of a hill only to turn around and go a different way, or take the hill but at a pace that you are being overtaken by old ladies on walking frames? Climbing hills is one of the hardest aspects of [...]
Don’t Run Through Injury
One of the horrible things about running is that you will get injured and Murphy’s Law will dictate that the injury comes at a time when you are just reaching a milestone. The thing is, especially in my case, the injury often comes from an activity outside of running. If you was not a ‘runner’ [...]

