Monthly Archives: April 2012

Running – NOT pregnant……

By Bev | Published: April 30, 2012

…….it’s been a while!!

I can’t remember exactly when I last posted, but it’s been a while. It would have been during the latter weeks of my pregnancy. Well – I’m no longer pregnant!! I ‘ran’ up to 39 weeks … Continue reading

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Week 22

By Dai | Published: April 30, 2012
  • Total weekly miles

12 miles.

  • Number of running sessions

4.

  • Total weekly barefoot mile

1 miles.

  • Number of barefoot running sessions

1.

  • Running terrain

Mostly flat, on a mixture of pavement and mud.

  • Ground surface of barefoot runs

Pavement.

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Week 21

By Dai | Published: April 23, 2012
  • Total weekly miles

9 miles.

  • Number of running sessions

3.

  • Total weekly barefoot mile

1 miles.

  • Number of barefoot running sessions

2.

  • Running terrain

Mostly flat, on a mixture of pavement and mud.

  • Ground surface of barefoot runs

Pavement and earth trails.… Continue reading

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Week 20 16.4.12

By Dai | Published: April 16, 2012

A long gap here between posts… But it’s not as bad as it seems!  I’ve been back running for just over a month now after inuring my achilles tendon just before christmas.  My achilles took about two and a half … Continue reading

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Stretching the hamstrings

By RTP | Published: April 10, 2012

In a recent post we looked at the effects of passive stretching on racing performance. In essence, we reported that if you stretch muscles passively before racing then you are likely to inhibit their performance.

Given that passive stretching … Continue reading

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The Vibram barefoot lawsuit

By RTP | Published: April 4, 2012

It will be interesting to see how this one pans out.

News from Runners’ World that Vibram is being sued has heated up the ‘barefoot running is better’ debate.

Most of the comments following the article seem to miss the … Continue reading

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Affordable personal training schedules

By RTP | Published: April 3, 2012

We’ve have just launched our Bespoke Training Plans.

These schedules are unique to you and your own running. We write them just for you after you complete a questionnaire telling us all about you, your health and your running.… Continue reading

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