If you run, or known someone that does, then I imagine you'll have heard the term the 'hitting the Wall' (yes that capital W is not a typo). Basically, it's when your brain tells your body that enough's enough and you need to slow down. The idea of continuing with said run seems preposterous and… Continue reading Castle 2 Castle: Running and hitting the ‘infamous’ Wall
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Time to train smarter?
Ever looked at your training and wondered why, despite all the miles, you've not improved or gone backwards? That's what's happened to me recently. I've been doing lots of training but my times haven't improved, in fact I'm slower than I have been in a long time. Or that's how it feels. This picture appeared… Continue reading Time to train smarter?
Runner’s FOMO
Hi everyone, it's been a while since my last post. Unfortunately that's not because I've been sunning myself on holiday whilst the kids play nicely in the pool/ sand/ generally together, whilst I'm sipping a cocktail. Ha ha, who am I kidding. That's a Disney movie not reality. It's just that I've just been super… Continue reading Runner’s FOMO
Time for a new running challenge
I need to try to mix up my running if I'm going to improve as I have a habit of just plodding along at the same pace no matter what type of training session I'm doing. Warm up, easy run, cool down, they all seem to be at the same pace. So it's time for… Continue reading Time for a new running challenge
The Running Mumma 