Meet the Runner – Pete Simpson
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
Pete and I ran together in Edinburgh – he was always friendly, happy to chat and you could see his improvement year-on-year. When I first thought about the blog, Pete was one of...
Meet the Runner – Minna Jones-Walters
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com, photo credit nolimits.photos
Minna Jones-Walters is the perfect training partner. She’s up for any adventure, loves hard sessions and is always keen for a beer afterwards. We’ve raced together a lot – if...
It’s All About Balance ⚖ (Part 1)
I began running nearly 6 years ago, when I had only myself to think about, I could run🏃♀️ when I wanted, where I wanted and for how long i wanted⏳ looking back I only wish I had took full...
Johnny’s First Sub 3 Hour Marathon
Ah, sure fr*g it. U only go sub 3 hours for 26.2 miles for the first time once in your life, and it took me until I was 49 & 3/4. 2:59:08, has a bit of a ring to...
Congratulations to this weeks Inspirational Runner Fiona Oaks!🌿🌿
Inspiring in so many ways, co founder of one of the UK’s largest running groups ‘Vegan Runners’, she graces a 2:38 marathon pb holds four Guinness World Records, which includes winning the North Pole Marathon finishing 8th...
My Running Profile – Pat O’Driscoll from North Down Athletic Club
Running Profile by Pat O'Driscoll
Name Pat O’Driscoll
Place of birth Belfast
Age Category M70
PB’s
1 mile - 6:17 (Stormont 2000)
3 miles - 18:45 (Horner Races 1995)
5K - 20:19 (Guinness Brewery 1998)
4 miles - 26:11 (Shankill 1992)
5 miles - 31:54 (Swift Screw 1995)
9K...
Training Tips from Dave in These Challenging Times
Bear in mind that it takes months and years of consistency to build a good endurance base or endurance backbone and it is a continual work in progress. With the decimation of the race calendar it is probably a...
Home Schooling for Runners
By Sonya Summersgill
So unfortunately my workshop was cancelled, for very good reasons, but one of the more interesting points I was going to cover was how to interpret your running photographs. I don’t pretend to be an expert running...
Antarctic Ice Marathon 2019 by Sean O’Hagan
Several years ago I read a new article about this Irish guy, Richard Donavon who ran a marathon on the seven continents in four days.
I was impressed.
That was some feat, and it was a Galway man who did it.
Looking...
Invictus Games Call Up for Lisburn Army Veteran
Drive and determination keep Mark Clougherty focused both on and off the athletics track.
The Ards Rangers coach has his sights firmly set on fulfilling his sporting potential at this year’s Invictus Games in The Hague, Holland, as the only...
PHYSIO
Sports Massage for Runners
Sports massage should play an important part in the life of any runner: from the weekly park runner to the finely tuned athlete...
Deep Tissue...
