#overground running

Run Slower to Run Faster!

Your muscles and heart need to be strong and your energy systems need to be taught how to work properly, and that takes time and care.

Amongst other things, your exercise professional should prescribe lots of slow running, at a really easy heart rate.

This is because slow (running) work gives you a long-term gain as it builds up the foundations, and almost everyone could benefit from…

Running: Should You be Jumping or Falling?

Running is often described as a series of jumps.

When our foot strikes the ground we naturally – and partly as a result of gravity and our biomechanics – want to displace most of the energy we are subjected to upward.

We are much less efficient at translating these vertical forces into a more horizontal direction. This is obviously crucial for optimum running whatever your distance.

Norw…