When you need to give your head a shake! Sometimes you need to give yourself a motivational affirmation to repeat when you need to…
Category: Running
Ten years ago today – SRC
Where the world’s best running selfie came from! In the beginning, there was the colour yellow Ten years ago a small sports shop started to…
End of the road for long distance running and me
No more long distance runs I have made the decision to retire from long distance running. I’ve not run further than 10k since October 2019…
You don’t run a marathon on your own
You don’t run a marathon on your own. You run it with the support of others. You run it with stronger people lifting…
End of an era
Sweatshop Running Community, Castleford Well, today saw the end of an era. In 2013, I started running regularly with lots of people who wore…
Where do you find your motivation to run every day?
Great North Run Today is the 7th anniversary of when I ran my first half marathon – the 2013 Great North Run. …
A run in the park – David Park
A run in the park I’ve just finished reading A Run In The Park by David Park. It’s a lovely short story about new…
Mental Health Awareness course completed
Course completed Here is a recent tweet I shared earlier this week about the latest training that I have completed. Mental Health awareness is…
CIMSPA Membership
Coach Assistant Practitioner Member I am delighted to now be a Coach Assistant Practitioner Member of The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and…
Cross country running? Really? I struggle enough on roads!
Pontefract Athletics Club – Cross Country race Today I took part in my first cross country race since being at school. Now back then,…
Don’t compare apples with pears
Don’t let uncomparable become unbearable A comparison is a useful tool, but only if you are comparing something useful. If I try to…
How we can welcome new runners
When someone starts running, quite often they won’t think of themselves as a runner. They probably don’t have the running gear that runners often wear.…