London Marathon this weekend
This weekend sees thousands of participants taking on the 26.2 mile route around many of London's best landmarks including Buckingham Palace, The Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. Numerous individuals will be fundraising for charitable causes, brilliantly merging personal accomplishments with supporting some wonderful organisations. Last year participants raised over £39m for 1,700 charities. | | London Marathon this weekend
This weekend sees thousands of participants taking on the 26.2 mile route around many of London's best landmarks including Buckingham Palace, The Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. Numerous individuals will be fundraising for charitable causes, brilliantly merging personal accomplishments with supporting some wonderful organisations. Last year participants raised over £39m for 1,700 charities. |
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Nite Watch Wearer Spotlight
Gavin Mountford | | Nite Watch Wearer Spotlight
Gavin Mountford |
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Gavin is running his first London Marathon raising money for TOFS. His son Freddie was born with a rare life-changing condition called OA/TOF. TOFS is the UK based charity helping families through the challenges of OA/TOF. Their work aims to provide trusted, accessible and reliable information to OA/TOF patients, as well as becoming increasingly involved with various research initiatives.
"Having had two ACL knee reconstructions in the past, running 26 miles is going to be no walk in the park for me, that's for sure. But completing The London Marathon has long been an ambition of mine that I'm determined to conquer. Even more so now with Freddie, knowing that my efforts could go a small way to helping families like ours."
Find out more about TOFS Here... |
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Gavin is running his first London Marathon raising money for TOFS. His son Freddie was born with a rare life-changing condition called OA/TOF. TOFS is the UK based charity helping families through the challenges of OA/TOF. Their work aims to provide trusted, accessible and reliable information to OA/TOF patients, as well as becoming increasingly involved with various research initiatives.
"Having had two ACL knee reconstructions in the past, running 26 miles is going to be no walk in the park for me, that's for sure. But completing The London Marathon has long been an ambition of mine that I'm determined to conquer. Even more so now with Freddie, knowing that my efforts could go a small way to helping families like ours."
Find out more about TOFS Here... | | Top 10 Tips for all Runners | | Top 10 Tips for all Runners |
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While not everyone might be prepared to tackle a marathon just yet, here are some invaluable tips and reminders for wherever you find yourself on your running journey - whether you're gearing up for a future marathon, participating in a park run, or simply beginning to enhance your fitness.
Start with Good Shoes
You don't need a lot of gear to be a good runner, but your shoes will affect your experience. Head to your local running store if you don't know where to start so that the professionals can help advise you on the pair that's right for you. Jot down the date of your first run in them. Most people can get about 300 to 500 miles out of a pair of shoes before the material becomes too fatigued to do its job.
Make It Social
Get a group together, or join a local running club. When you're socially and emotionally invested in your workouts, it'll be harder for you to skip them. Having running buddies will help keep you from burning out or slacking off.
Layer Up When It's Cold
It's easy to see the weather as a reason not to work out. The price tag might sting up front, but buying clothes like a moisture-wicking base layer, gloves, and a breathable wind-blocking top will make training outside a lot more enjoyable.
Keep It Consistent
When it comes to running, anything counts - even if it's just a few minutes. Yes, seriously, more than any other sport, running rewards frequency and repeatability, Running feels hard when you're first starting, but over time your body gets used to pounding the pavement or the treadmill.
Be Patient
The biggest thing that will contribute to building your endurance is running regularly, but it needs to be a gradual build. Ramping up too fast makes you vulnerable to injuries. | | While not everyone might be prepared to tackle a marathon just yet, here are some invaluable tips and reminders for wherever you find yourself on your running journey - whether you're gearing up for a future marathon, participating in a park run, or simply beginning to enhance your fitness.
Start with Good Shoes
You don't need a lot of gear to be a good runner, but your shoes will affect your experience. Head to your local running store if you don't know where to start so that the professionals can help advise you on the pair that's right for you. Jot down the date of your first run in them. Most people can get about 300 to 500 miles out of a pair of shoes before the material becomes too fatigued to do its job.
Make It Social
Get a group together, or join a local running club. When you're socially and emotionally invested in your workouts, it'll be harder for you to skip them. Having running buddies will help keep you from burning out or slacking off.
Layer Up When It's Cold
It's easy to see the weather as a reason not to work out. The price tag might sting up front, but buying clothes like a moisture-wicking base layer, gloves, and a breathable wind-blocking top will make training outside a lot more enjoyable.
Keep It Consistent
When it comes to running, anything counts - even if it's just a few minutes. Yes, seriously, more than any other sport, running rewards frequency and repeatability, Running feels hard when you're first starting, but over time your body gets used to pounding the pavement or the treadmill.
Be Patient
The biggest thing that will contribute to building your endurance is running regularly, but it needs to be a gradual build. Ramping up too fast makes you vulnerable to injuries. |
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Prioritise Rest
It's a common mistake: In an effort to improve, people run way too much. It's important to remember it isn't just your running that builds your endurance and stamina. It's also the recovery process. Schedule at least one total rest day each week, and make sure to prioritise sleep.
Become An Aerobic Monster
Mileage isn't everything, but most runners will become stronger aerobically by carefully and gradually increasing the volume of running they can handle.
Strengthen Your Whole Body
Good runners condition their whole bodies. The arms drive the legs. Keep your upper body and core toned with a lot of push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and back raises. Stay away from machine weights and stick to Pilates, climbing, and dynamic flexibility work like yoga.
Run More Hills
One of the beauties of hills is that they really work on dynamic power, hip strength, and hip mobility because you need to be able to go and drive those hips really high to get up.
Add Variety & Keep It Enjoyable
Playing with a variety of speed or intensity during the week can help to both improve endurance and race pace. Ignoring the clock, and enjoying the run. | | Prioritise Rest
It's a common mistake: In an effort to improve, people run way too much. It's important to remember it isn't just your running that builds your endurance and stamina. It's also the recovery process. Schedule at least one total rest day each week, and make sure to prioritise sleep.
Become An Aerobic Monster
Mileage isn't everything, but most runners will become stronger aerobically by carefully and gradually increasing the volume of running they can handle.
Strengthen Your Whole Body
Good runners condition their whole bodies. The arms drive the legs. Keep your upper body and core toned with a lot of push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and back raises. Stay away from machine weights and stick to Pilates, climbing, and dynamic flexibility work like yoga.
Run More Hills
One of the beauties of hills is that they really work on dynamic power, hip strength, and hip mobility because you need to be able to go and drive those hips really high to get up.
Add Variety & Keep It Enjoyable
Playing with a variety of speed or intensity during the week can help to both improve endurance and race pace. Ignoring the clock, and enjoying the run. |
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