How many times have you heard that running is great and all you need is a pair of shoes? Then it comes around to your next run and you remember that your sports bra was chaffing, your socks kept slipping down, your shorts were riding up, and you were thirsty the entire time as you didn’t take any water with you…

Judge me all you want, but I have the bedtime of the average 7-year-old! I know that I need at least 8-hours sleep to ensure I feel human the next day. I hate the feeling of being groggy and tired and so I prioritise my sleep…

More often than not, when you cannot do something, it makes you want to do it more. How many times to do you not have the motivation to go for your run or gym session…?

I decided to start writing this article before actually running the distance as I wanted to fairly document the lead up to this 50km, as opposed to viewing my preparation and pre run feelings through post run tinted glasses…

Picture this, you feel like you are in the best shape of your life, you have a race in the next week or two, and your coach and/or your training plan tells you to ease off a bit, calls it a “Taper”, and you suddenly feel like you are losing all your fitness. Sound familiar?

A frequent question I get asked is whether I like treadmill running, and if I think they are good/bad for running. My honest answer, it depends…!

If you have ever been to an InnerFight Track Tuesday session you will know, like many other group running sessions, strides are incorporated into your warm-up…

Being a runner, I spend a lot of time running, and I invest hours each week into this sport. Think intervals, tempos, hills, sprints, strides, treadmill, track, road, off road (very occasionally)…

Girls can be catty, bitchy, spiteful, competitive, and judgmental….. but when you build a community within a healthy environment, something pretty magical happens…

There is something about being a runner that people often shy away from. So many people in this world run, whether they run competitively or not, that’s a different story. But I started to notice that when people are asked if they run, they often caveat it with a phrase like, “oh I’m not a real runner”, “I’m not a serious runner”, or “I’m not a frequent runner” etc…