2018 Race Calendar: Races and places
The 2018 race calendar is still a work in progress but here are the 5km, 10km, half marathon, marathon and ultra marathons I’ve booked…
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Night of the 10k PBs: 10k track running turned up to 11
Although I’m clearly an obsessive runner, I’ve never considered myself to be an athletics person. That kind of elite-level track running has always felt…
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What’s it like to run a marathon in Kipchoge’s shoes?
The Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite review: A little under a year ago, over an early morning coffee, Nike handed me a very special shoe box. Emblazoned…
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Hamburg Marathon: Shooting for a sub-3
Before the Hamburg Marathon I posted a quote on Instagram from a Canadian Olympian. It said “Running is a question mark that’s there everyday….
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Strength training for runners: How I hit the gym to boost my marathon training
“I bet Mo Farah doesn’t can’t squat much!” It’s a refrain I’ve had more than once from fellow runners when we’re discussing strength training…
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Sub-3 Marathon Training: The final six weeks
There’s just six weeks to go until the Hamburg Marathon and my first attempt in 2018 – the Year of the PBs – to…
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Year of the PBs: 2018 Goals and Races
Two weeks ago I got handed a pair of very special, very rare shoes, the Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite. For those that don’t know,…
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These Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite Are Big Shoes To Fill
This weekend at the Berlin Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge set out to break the marathon world record. He wasn’t the first person to line up…
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Breaking2 Documentary Premiere: Relive Nike’s Historic Sub-2 Attempt
In May 2017, three runners (Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese and Lelisa Desisa) took on one of the most ambitious running challenges since Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile
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