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What the Great North Run Taught Me about Mindset
How a chaotic first half-marathon taught me that mindset, not willpower, changes everything, not just how I run. Today, for the first time, I’m watching the Great North Run from the sidelines. As I write this, thousands of runners are making final preparations for their run. I should be among them, but injury has other…
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Running Consistency: How Energy Fixed my Problem
Why 15 years of failed training plans led to 1,650+ consecutive days of running consistency (and what this means for any goal you can’t stick to). I used to be the runner who collected training plans like other people collect coffee mugs. Marathon plans, half-marathon plans, 10K and 5K plans, advanced plans, beginner plans. I…
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First Marathon Lessons: 7 Things I Learned in New York
Marathon season is here. There are lots of lessons to be learned, whether its your first or your twenty-first marathon. Today’s Medal Monday celebrates everyone who took part in the London and Manchester marathons yesterday. Seeing all the stories took me back to my first 26.2 miles in New York. Here’s what that journey taught…
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15 Steps to get Marathon Ready: Your Complete Guide
Manage your marathon countdown with this 15 step checklist to guide you and make sure you are marathon ready. With race day approaching, you will need both physical and mental preparation to perform your best. In fact, being organised with your gear, fuelling and logistics creates the mental space you need to focus on performance.…
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Marathon Training Slump: 7 Powerful Mental Tools to Overcome it
What is a marathon training slump? Halfway through marathon training, everything suddenly feels harder. Much harder. Your legs are heavy, you don’t feel motivated, tiredness never seems to leave you, and the finish line seems impossibly far away. Self-doubt, lack of belief and negative thoughts plague you. This is normal. Completely, totally normal. And, not…
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How to Make Running a Habit: Your Breakthrough System
It takes more than motivation to make running a habit. Motivation comes and goes, but a solid system remains even when your motivation fades. As James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, explains: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” A system gives you structure,…
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