Category: Inspiration

Goals
April 6, 2021

Micro Tasking – Making the First Dollar

Setting high goals is excellent, it gives purpose and drive. However, when trying to figure out the way to achieve those goals, it is easy to give up when results are hard to see. Step in micro tasking. What happens when you set a financial goal – a really far fetched sort, one that seems impossible to achieve, yet one that you would really like […]

Inspiration Motion Running Running Tips
February 14, 2017

Easy, Light, Smooth and Fast

During today’s run I remembered the wise words of Caballo Blanco (as quoted in Christopher McDougall’s ‘Born To Run’). Easy, Light, Smooth and Fast. How does this relate to running? Well, first comes EASY – you need to focus on making running easy. If it is not easy, you are most likely doing something wrong. Think about your pace – it’s very likely that you […]

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August 12, 2016

Vlogging – Great Way To Keep On Track

Vlogging – Document Your Training! Never would I have thought I’d be saying this but it is official – I am now a vlogger. How did it come to this? As usual, a number of circumstances coming together. Over three months ago, on my 39th birthday, I decided to post a video on YouTube. The goal was setting out to do a backflip for my […]

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August 9, 2016

Lazy Runner

Lazy Runner! The scene was set. A beautiful May morning and I was ready to go out and run against the world. That’s right, my third Wings For Life World Run was going to be great. Each year I made an improvement, and this year was going to be even better. A new course – this time Cambridge – was going to be flatter. This […]

Inspiration Running
February 16, 2016

What Is Missing In My Running?

What Is Missing In My Running! What is missing in my running? This is the question I have been asking myself for nearly 6 months now. It’s not that I am concerned about the speed or endurance. There is something else that is missing. I would say the drive is not there anymore. Not gone totally, just not as strong as I would expect it […]

Goals Motion Running
November 17, 2015

Running Journal

Running Journal – Keeping Track of My Activity! I started keeping track of my running and supporting exercises earlier in the year. This was the effect of starting to read “The Running Revolution” by Nicholas Romanov. One of the first things the author mentions is starting a running journal, which I did. However, after two months, I drifted away from it. One of the reasons […]

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October 16, 2015

Running – Interview for MagazynLokalny

Running Inverview! Not long ago, I have been interviewed by a local community magazine, who wanted to find out what prompted me to run. As the interview was published in Polish, here is the full text translated into English. The interview originally featured in the July edition of Magazyn Lokalny (www.magazynlokalny.co.uk) A few days ago you have taken part in a 50km race. How did […]

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October 6, 2015

How To Train 10k

How To Train 10k! You’ve probably seen many programs on how to train 10k. Each runner has an individual approach and it is very likely that some of these programs will appeal and suit you, whilst others will not work. I take a slightly different approach. I prefer not to go with any running programs. How to train? 10k and other distances can be achieved […]

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September 30, 2015

Featured Runner of the Week – Scott Jurek

Scott Jurek! When the name of Scott Jurek comes up in the running community, the following come to mind: Born To Run, Western States 100 and possibly the best ultra runner of our time. Jurek made his name in the ultra running community long before Christopher McDougall made him a household name in his bestselling book. Winning the Western States 100 seven years in a […]