Engaging the Core

A few years ago when at the physio to have my shin splints treated, I was told that I had a strong core but didn’t use it. That statement puzzled me somewhat. More recently one of our club coaches asked me if I do a lot of core work based on what he could see of my...

Saturday's Long Ride

Seeing as I called last week’s blog the long run and this week’s the long cycle should I call next week’s the long swim. Maybe not! We spent the weekend south of the border in Ponteland just north of Newcastle staying with my girlfriend’s folks for the weekend. Before...

Sunday's Long Run

Yesterday was my longest run of the year to date. Ahead of leaving the flat on Sunday morning I felt somewhat unsure how the run would turnout as I seemed to have a bit of a niggle on the bottom of my foot from my run on Friday evening. I had been out for a 30 min run...