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10 best tips for your FIRST or FASTEST trail race (useful for the Skyline Scotland this Sept!)
Here are my top 10 tips for your first or fastest trail race, useful for the Skyline Scotland trail races this September, and more! From training and nutrition to gear and mental strength, these are the essentials for your first foray into the exciting, muddy world of...
How to start trail running, hill training in flat places, X-training & coming back after injury/baby
My film this week is a little bit different - it’s an interview with Franchesco from Vert.Run interviewing me about how to start trail running, training for trails if you don’t live near hills, the best cross-training, enjoying races and adventures, coming back to...
5 steps to your FIRST TRAIL MARATHON / 50k – what to wear, what to eat and 12-week training plan
My 5 steps to your first marathon distance or 50k trail race, including what to wear, what to eat, and my 12-week training plan for beginners going from half to full marathon on trails. 1 Pick the right race 2 Get the right gear 3 Start the training (12-week training...
5 steps to your FIRST half marathon trail race – what to wear, what to eat and 12-week training plan
My 5 steps to your first half marathon trail race, including what to wear, what to eat, and my 12-week training plan for beginners going from 10k to half marathon on trails. 1 Pick the right race 2 Get the right gear 3 Start the training (12-week training plan...
My pregnancy & running vlog – trail running until 8 months pregnant (training advice & gear hacks)
So this is my pregnancy vlog from 2020 including some training advice and gear hacks that I came across in my journey. These might not work for everyone and it's important to remember that everyone has their own pregnancy journey. Some runners I know ran until a few...
5 steps to your FIRST 10k trail race – what to wear, what to eat and 6-week training plan
My 5 steps to your first 10k trail race, including what to wear, what to eat, and my 6 week training plan for beginners going from 5k to 10k on trails. 1 Pick the right race 2 Get the right gear 3 Start the training (6-week training plan included) 4 Eat the right fuel...
Chris Evans reveals why he & his team set up Run Fest Run – fingers crossed for the 2021 event!
Randomly bumped into Chris Evans and got a quick interview with him at the first ever Run Fest Run in May 2019! Fingers crossed that the 2021 event can go ahead, hopefully this little taster will wet your appetite for the next one! https://youtu.be/j1NhHJRVd_w Light...
Push through painful, tough lows on ULTRA running races (tips from John Kelly, Camille Herron & more)
Do you want to run an ultra in 2021 as pain-free as possible or learn how to get through those really tough, painful patches? Get hard won advice from athletes and experts on pushing through the pain to find new limits you never thought yourself capable of in this...
10 great ways to recover faster after a trail race or ultra marathon in the mountains (pro advice!)
"How do you recover after races?" I asked some of the top international athletes like Max King, Ricky Lightfoot, Debbie Martin-Consani and Judith Wyder the finale of the Golden Trails World Series at the Skyline Scotland Sept 2019. And your recovery - what do you find...