Early potential My daughter is an occasionally enthusiastic runner. Her flickers of interest are backed by natural aptitude. With support and direction, she could be […]
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How to survive the Great Garmin Connect Outage of 2020
What’s the problem? On the 24th of July 2020, social media was mobbed with “is anyone else having problems uploading to Garmin Connect?” Days later, […]
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How long should running shoes last?
Impossible questions There are many impossible-to-answer running questions. “Which trainers should I buy?” is among the most common. This is closely followed by “how long […]
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Mind over Matter
Brain Power Running isn’t a physical activity. It’s a mental activity that you do physically. Sure, other parts of your body are involved, but your […]
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A running blog from an Ordinary Runner
This running blog is for the Ordinary Runner. We’re never at the front of the race. And we don’t care. That’s not where we belong. […]
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Five Stages of an Injury
The Law of Inevitability Look at you. Running freely. Pushing for PBs. Feeling like you could run forever. Make the most of it. Because, while […]
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Running Cadence – the Ordinary Runner’s guide
You’ve heard of running cadence, right? It’s one of those things you become aware of once you’ve done a bit of running. One of the […]
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100k in May
How I adapted my training plan to keep running when the races stopped Sometimes we need a little challenge to keep us running. As Coronavirus […]
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Running Playlists – The Ordinary Runner Collection
Looking for running playlists? Look no further. It’s a question often asked on social media – what are the best running playlists? Now, I think […]
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“Bring Sally Up” Challenge – Postmortem
When you’re in lockdown, you might as well try something new. I attempted the Bring Sally Up Challenge. Flower As a reminder, this is the […]
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