Stronger Ankles for Running: Three Simple Exercises

Lots of you have asked me to share some exercises to help you strengthen your ankles. It’s an important area for us runners, and an area lots of us will have injured before, with ankle sprains etc… Previous ankle injuries often leave a distinct weakness and instability, and this is certainly something worth working on to help prevent future problems.

Shalane Flanagan: Running Technique Analysis

In this video, I want to look at what makes Olympic medalist, four-time Olympian, American record holder, and world-class marathoner Shalane Flanagan such an efficient runner… and give some cues for how you can work on your own running technique to develop a more effective, efficient stride. I’ll be taking a look at aspects of…

Glute & Core Drill for Runners: Bent Knee Side Plank

I’m all about making your running strength exercises as time-efficient as possible, so you can get maximum benefit with the least faffing about, leaving you more time to get out and run. This side plank variation is a great example of exactly the type of exercise that fits the bill perfectly – we can work your core and target glute med at the same time.

Three Stretches for Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is an injury that quite a number of our subscribers messaged me about, asking for more information. The typical heel pain that comes with this often stubborn injury is often quite debilitating and can hang around for a long time if not managed properly.

Five Lower Back Stretches for Runners

The lower back stretches featured in the video above are great for relieving back pain and tightness. Sometimes the muscles of the low back get tight and feel like they need stretching as a result of weakness, or to protect a more significant injury… just to highlight a couple of examples

How to Activate Your Glutes Before Running

For many of us who sit behind a desk all day at work, or find ourselves in similar sedentary positions for hours on end, glute weakness and inhibition is a real problem. For many reasons, such as helping to control the position of our knees as we run, and providing stability for the low back, we need to learn to switch these butt muscles on more effectively.

GB Age Group Triathlon / Duathlon Kit

I recently got a replacement of the new style kit in the BTF/Blade sale (note to self: be wary of sharp objects)…apparently a 2013 model that is only subtly different to the 2014 one. Apparently there are no radical differences fro 2015. Apparently. However there is a radical difference to the older ones. I was looking…

Running and triathlon gadget recommendations for 2014

These recommendations are based on products that I have used, reviewed or had access to use ‘for a while’. I mostly focus on the capability of the gadget itself rather than the app or software that may accompany it. Obviously the software *IS* still a key part of the offering and most vendors strive to continually improve…

Christmas 2014 Running / Tri Gifts

It’s definitely better to be a cyclist than a runner at Christmas…so many more goodies to be bought. But for those of you who are runners (or runners’ partners) then here are some new and some more unusual presents you can buy to meet those running needs this Christmas. [I’ll update this over the next…