How Soon Can I Run Again After A Marathon?
After your marathon you might be desperate to get out training again or you might be inclined to hang up your trainers for a while (hopefully not for good!). But…
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What to Expect After Your Marathon – part two
Post marathon is a really important time to look after your body. Get things wrong and you are highly likely to injure yourself, delay your return to regular running and…
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What to Expect After Your Marathon – part one
I know I haven’t run my marathon yet but I’m already planning the aftermath! The build up to a marathon is immense. It goes on for weeks and weeks and…
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3 Tips for When Your Long Run has Made you Doubt Yourself.
Full on marathon season is beginning to kick in and many runners are at the peak of their training plans. The long runs are really long. Tiredness levels are high…
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Vaginal Atrophy for Runners
I laughed out loud when I heard Esther and Holly talking about ‘cardboard vaginas’ on the Women’s Running podcast the other week. It’s a pretty good description of a vagina…
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Headphones or not on the Long Runs?
I’ve gone from being a runner who quietly shook her head at runners with headphones to one who makes sure her ear buds are fully charged before the long run….
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8 Tips for Looking After Your Bones When You’re a Runner
The myth that running is bad for your knees is gradually being dispelled – thank goodness! But, just because the evidence shows that running doesn’t wreck the knee joints of…
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How Does Running Help Bone Strength?
You might have heard that running is good for strengthening bones but have you ever wondered exactly why? How does running make your bones stronger? Can running actually weaken bones?…
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My Top Ten Blogs in 2022
This year has been a wonderful year on my blog. I’ve had the most visitors I’ve ever had since I created it eight years ago. I absolutely love having this…
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Are You Taking Your Vitamin D?
As you know, I’m all about the easy health wins! Doing a small thing over and over until it becomes a habit and then adding another one. Eventually these small…
