You know the drill – something aches, you assume it’ll loosen up once you’re moving, and you push through. Most of the time? Fine. But sometimes, that pain has other plans. That’s where I found myself last week. A run on Wednesday ended with my shins barking. Saturday’s parkrun? Same again. That familiar niggle hadn’t just tagged along for the … Read More
Buying Running Shoes
Buying Running Shoes I will always remember the first time I took my wife shopping for her first pair of running shoes. Having encouraged her to take up the Couch to 5K program, I also felt it was my duty to ensure she didn’t make the same mistakes I did when starting my running journey. Having passed the acid test, … Read More
Couch to GNR – Part 4: The Farm Park Incident (And the Shoes That Didn’t Work)
The Farm Park Incident (And the Shoes That Didn’t Work) After finishing the Morpeth 10K, I was still riding high from the buzz. But what I didn’t realise at the time was that I’d made a pretty common rookie mistake: I ran the race in brand new shoes. Just one day later, I went out for a run with my … Read More
Running sensible
Couch to The Great North Run – Part 2 Fast-forward four weeks (or click my third-ever Strava activity – your call), and I was back out the door in my trainers. This time, I had one goal: don’t do anything daft. I kept it short – just 24 minutes of run/walk covering 1.8 miles. Sensible. Sensible enough, in fact, that … Read More