Running thrifty overseas

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I don’t know about you, but for me, the thought of doing a Sunday long run in unfamiliar territory, 20 km plus, can be enough to turn me off traveling. The thought of compromising arguably the most important run of the week, especially for a marathon runner, is a non negotiable. Knowing you have to
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It’s got to be worth at least 2%

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I remember a run late last year, I was running from my workplace in Nanjing, China, down south along the Yangtze River towards the Youth Olympic precinct. I remember feeling really average on that run and as though I was running really slowly, (I probably was actually running slowly but had given up on using
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When does preparing for a race really begin?

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So you set yourself the goal to run a race, you braved the summer weather to get all the training done and now all that’s left, is to run the race! But how do you prepare for race day and how do you make sure you get the best out of yourself? Whether I’m leading
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Do’s and Don’ts of running in China

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I have lived in China for the first 6 months of this year, working as a teacher in Nanjing, a city of 7.5 million people. Before leaving Australia, I had every intention of maintaining my training and fitness, which I have done, and it has been through my early morning escapees on the city streets,
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Paris Marathon 2016

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I ran the Paris Marathon with the aim of improving my Olympic qualifying time. I had already run one qualifier in 2015 in the World Championships but needed to improve on that if I was going to be a serious contender for Olympic selection. Leading into 2016, I had decided that I was going to
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