I was chatting to Sarah from our running club while we were warming up before the start of our half marathon this past Sunday. She expressed her preference for doing her training all out on the...

I was sitting in a bar just 45 minutes before the start of my race last Sunday as most people tend to do in Spain. Sitting to my right was Mari-Carmen, blowing the steam from the surface of her...

I was chatting to Diego, my Spanish running partner, about off-road running alternatives. Our conversation halted when I mentioned Fell Running. Thanks to his limited English he misunderstood and...

I was chatting to a girl at the gym and suggested that she come for a trail run with me over the weekend. I'd choose a trail circuit that's not too demanding. Her response blew me away. She can't...

I met my running buddy for coffee this morning. Just yesterday we raced the same 10k. He was incredulous that I had just finished a training run while he was on the first of six consecutive rest...

The other day I got hit by a dreaded side stitch. I haven't had one of those since I was in junior school. But it's not just minions like me getting struck by them. Last year a side stitch cost...