This is the first post in our series Listen To Your Body. It’s about sleeping and how we can learn to do it well. Do you make a puzzled face at that, thinking ‘well, surely you’re either sleeping or you’re not’? That’s only partly true. Yes, your body will gain some benefits from getting your head on…
Running Mix – The Bruce Lee Running Club Mix
Here’s a new running mix that has been designed with a bpm that matches your cadence when running. About two years ago I first heard this kind of running mix from AudioFuel and found running to the beat a great motivator. Trouble is you can quite easily get addicted to it and end up listening to the…
Canal run – Saltaire to Leeds
I love canals. Towpaths that pass through grotty old industrial areas are just as appealing to me as the ones that run through open countryside. Boatyards, urban living, old villages, you get to see them all on a canal run. I managed to persuade my friend Kimmy to find out if she loves them as…
Top Race Day Tips – Eating, Sleeping, Peeing
When you line up at the start line on race day, there are a few things you should know. You’ll read a million tips, of course, but we guarantee that ours are the only ones you really need. In our role as running ambassadors/obsessives, we’ve ran a lot of races over the years and learnt from…
To Pee Or Not To Pee…
We’ve managed to avoid talking about toilets for weeks, which as most runners know isn’t easy. It’s marathon season now though and it’s time to think about our bladders. (Stick with us on this one – you’ll be glad you did!) Runners have a bit of an obsession with pee, it seems. I’ve had lengthy…
Running Mix – Bearded Lady Motorcycle Club
This running mix was compiled by our great friend and very excellent runner, David. He’s the perfect combination of running nut and music nerd – who better to make brilliant running mixes? We love his mixes and we’re kinda thinking you will too. Keep your eyes peeled and ears open; we’ll be posting another in a…
Over the hills and far away – Running The West Highland Way
96 miles, that’s a silly distance to run, isn’t it? Especially when this is as good as the signage gets on the West Highland Way. Most of the signposts are waist-high with just a little yellow thistle painted on them. Or, to put it another way, they’re very easy to miss. It’s only when you’ve…
Exercise, Wellbeing and Mindfulness
This brilliant guest post with a lesson for us all was written by Katie Brown, an innovator in health, well-being and arts services. I am an extreme exerciser. I have in my time, surfed for the first time on overhead waves with experienced surfers (I was rubbish and had no idea I was on big…
Author Interview: Run Wild, Boff Whalley
Veggie Runners were recently lucky enough to interview Boff Whalley, author of Run Wild, a book its publisher describes as ‘A passionate and beautifully written narrative about running and the world of discovery and adventure it brings.’ A reasonable assessment, we think. Boff is a long-time runner, passionate about getting off the beaten track and…
Book review: Run Wild, Boff Whalley
Run Wildauthor, Boff Whalley, running on Otley Chevin. Review Run Wild is equal parts advocacy and eclecticism. Author Boff Whalley is passionate about finding places to run that are off the beaten track, whether that be hills, fells, parks, river banks or towpaths. He’s evangelical about getting out there and enjoying what nature has to…
Running the West Highland Way – 96 Miles Of Madness
I don’t know if I’ll look quite this jolly when it’s all over… This post should really be entitled ‘My preparations for running the West Highland Way’ but ’96 miles of madness’ seems more apt somehow. It is a long way, as everyone I mention it to points out. And it’s a bit disconcerting when…
Backstage – Race Day Volunteers
I’ve done countless races. I love the buzz of joining dozens, hundreds, sometimes tens of thousands of other people with my running gear on. There are the nervous newbies (we’ve all been there) and the Garmin-ready leg-swingers hyped up and itching for another PB. Then there are the volunteers. ‘Who?’ did I hear you ask?…