So yesterday I took the plunge and booked my first half marathon! It will be the Birmingham Half Marathon on October 15th. Since spraining my foot about 6 weeks ago, my running has really taken a step back, and I had lost a lot of motivation and momentum… my last

Let me first start off by saying that this time I won’t be following up this post with a Results post as my Garmin didn’t like the trail nature of the course and didn’t record a GPS map for me to show, plus some of the pace and distance data

Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:Supplements:Glucosamine SulphateIronVitamin DProtein PowderMultivitaminConclusion: Introduction: The supplement industry is a growing market, with a wide range of products targeted at the gym crowd; a lot of products seem to be marketed with a strong gender bias, such as mass gainer marketed towards men, and meal replacement

There are a number of reasons why people may choose to keep a log of what they eat: they may be counting calories to lose weight, diabetics have to watch their sugar levels which includes monitoring their carbohydrate intake, athletes who keep track of their food in relation to their

I’m a little late writing this review (the event was on the 21st May) due to having a lot going on lately, but here it finally is! This review will have a different layout to my race reviews as it was more of a fun day out than a running

Last month I wrote a post which talked about my personal goals, as well as how to set your own goals – Goals and How To Set Them – in this post I am going to look at what progress I have made in the last month with regards to

After a few weeks of debating, I decided to take the plunge and registered for my first Pilates class at my local gym. Why Pilates? Well, I wanted to incorporate some strength work and stretching into my weekly workouts, and was also told that the breathing techniques could be beneficial

After my last 10k, and failing to hit my under 1 hour 20 target (I finished in 1:20:27), I really wanted the Birmingham 10k to be my best yet, and was secretly aiming for under 1:17:30 – I felt that 1:20:00 would be possible as I came so close last

Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:Pacers:The Course:Aid Stations:Entertainment:Atmosphere:Goodie Bag:T-shirt and Medal:Overall: Introduction: I was apprehensive about this event, mainly due to the fact that it was one of the most expensive 10k events that I had come across (£26), and I almost didn’t enter due to that fact. However, I was

In my teen years, I spent a fair amount of time playing football after school, but it was mainly just a kick around with a few friends and required little running. From the age of 16, I had a very sedentary lifestyle; I took the bus to work and then