EXPERT ADVICE & INSPIRATION

Expert Advice

An Expert Guide to Running Nutrition
An Expert Guide to Running Nutrition
An Expert Guide to Running Nutrition

If you're looking to up your mileage or beat your PB it's important to fuel your body properly before, during, and after your run to ensure you're running at your best.

We asked Pure Sports Medicine Dietician Linia Patel for her advice on how best to fuel your muscles to keep us running further and for longer. 

Don't Wait For Motivation
Don't Wait For Motivation
Don't Wait For Motivation

Asics Frontrunner Bernadette Dancy discusses how to find motivation during the lockdown.

Figuring Out My Performance Anxiety
Figuring Out My Performance Anxiety
Figuring Out My Performance Anxiety

My anxiety attacks started when I went to university. I had nerves when I competed in Jr. high and high school, but this time it was different. I felt hopeless. Debilitated. Completely sick to my stomach, as if I were coming down with the flu. A nightmare. Suddenly I’m brought back to the NCAA Indoor National Championships in 2013 for the Pentathlon. The competition was 5 events back to back, and I was sitting in third place with two events left, which was a shock to me, because I had barely qualified for the Championships.

Positive Benefits Of Running For Mental Health
Positive Benefits Of Running For Mental Health
Positive Benefits Of Running For Mental Health

Runner, Dietician, Blogger and Author Charlie Watson take us through the positive benefits of running for your mental health.

Running Safely
Running Safely
Running Safely

In light of recent events, it seems a prudent time to discuss safety for both female and male runners as the nights start to draw in. 

Best Cities In The USA For Runners
Best Cities In The USA For Runners
Best Cities In The USA For Runners

This interactive tool allows you to easily rank and compare which US cities are the best for running in! The tool aims to reveal the best cities from New York to Nebraska and from Hawaii to Alaska.  

5 Ways to Boost Your Running
5 Ways to Boost Your Running
5 Ways to Boost Your Running

Training can be dull. Here are 5 fun ways to change up your running routine and keep things interesting. 

How to run uphill quicker
How to run uphill quicker
How to run uphill quicker

Running up hill is never easy, it requires a combination of strength, technique and stamina. No amount of running on the flats can prepare you for this energy sapping fight against gravity!

Tapering Your Training
Tapering Your Training
Tapering Your Training

Learn more about why tapering your training before a race is essential to your performance.

A Runner's Guide to London
A Runner's Guide to London
A Runner's Guide to London

There's no doubt about it, London is a big place, with loads of running potential. So how do you use one of the world's greatest urban environments to maximise our running?

Hayden Shearman, run coach and author of the Runner's Guide to London shares the 7 best workouts to add to your training schedule, and where to do them. 

5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras
5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras
5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras

Most marathon runners do not need to prepare for extreme climates, gruelling ascents and natural predators, but for some 26.2 miles simply isn’t enough of a challenge. With the ASICS Manchester Marathon and London Marathon fast approaching, we take a look at 10 of the world’s toughest and craziest off-road marathons and ultra-runs.

Strength Work for Runners
Strength Work for Runners
Strength Work for Runners

We all know that running is the most obvious way of training for a particular running event, but from personal experience and from the opinions of others there are even greater ways of contributing towards the overall success, progress and benefit of your performance.

 

How to Start Running
How to Start Running
How to Start Running

Runners Need store manager Nick gives some advice for beginners taking up running for the first time.

12 Weeks to Fitness: First Timer's 10K Training Plan
12 Weeks to Fitness: First Timer's 10K Training Plan
12 Weeks to Fitness: First Timer's 10K Training Plan

Running your first 10K can seem like a daunting prospect - but get the preparation right and you'll be surprised at how easy it can be

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