How do you ‘break-in’ new running shoes?

I’ve recently uncovered or rediscovered some of my old articles that I wrote when managing a run specialist store in the West of Ireland. I’m going to reblog them here for your benefit. This one on how to break-in new running shoes was one of the most popular as it is an area that causes…

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Time Management is everything..

Time is our great measuring stick. Everything we accomplish is judged against the time it took to get us there. Our first, steps, our first teeth, our first date … all measured against time. When did it happen? Who in the family was first? Measured time.

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Thoughtful running..being present in your run.

I was out for my ‘easy’ run this morning. Supposed to be 1 hour and easy Zone 1-2. At least that is what is on the plan that I am revisiting at the moment. So when selecting a @wearenation podcast, looking for ~1 hour, my decision was made easy by the most recent one featuring Brian…

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How do I know how hard I should be working out?

For a lot of people knowing how hard a workout should be conducted is that “how long is the piece of string” question. If is was left to ourselves we could convince ourselves that it is hard enough but in reality most people train either way too hard for their level of fitness or way…

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Amsterdam Marathon 2013 a running report

No excuses, the day didn’t go to plan. But that’s what happens to plans. They don’t always go. Its your reaction to the situation that decides the outcome. Sunday didn’t go to plan. There are some simple reasons why. There will be a fair bit of soul searching going on, a reasonable, healthy bit of…

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Silence the Green

A while back we posted about the demise of the cult shoe the Green Silence. Since then runners are hunting high and low to snatch up the last pairs of them before they disappear forever. Its seems that there are a few of a certain special edition Green Silence still floating around… I’m not quite sure…

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