So, are you a runner? I get asked this question a lot and to be honest I never really know how to answer it. I like to run, sometimes I love to run and sometimes I want to do something else, it sort of depends on what goals I’ve set myself and what mood I’m in. […]
The 1988 100m final. Probably the best Olympic 100m final there has ever been in terms of star power, anticipation, spectacle, showmanship, character and controversy. Which, let’s face it, is what we all want from the greatest sports show on earth. But, that leads to all kinds of difficult questions, because the 1988 100m final […]
Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty – Google 2014 No.Shit. “So, you’ve done an AM before then?” Yes. Edinburgh half was quite an early AM, and I prefer taking […]
Earlier this year I was browsing the Guardian website and stumbled upon this article about ‘Fed Up’ , an upcoming documentary by Laurie David highlighting the dangers of consuming too much sugar. I found it pretty interesting, but never looked out for the documentary, and it certainly didn’t inspire me to make a change in my […]
There are fewer things this Scouse Amsterdammer likes more than the feeling of getting my stride back. Getting my stride back, is the feeling I get when after a couple of kilometers at a steady pace, I’m still feeling as good as I did when I was stretching outside my house, setting up my Nike+, […]
Christmas is mega. It was probably a bit more mega when you were a kid and you didn’t have to really do anything other than turning up on the big day and getting kiddy turnt up on joy. The sum total of your responsibility was placing a Mince Pie on a novelty plate for Santa […]
Just started training for the coming season and looking for inspiration? Look no further than recent docufilm film Transcend featuring marathoner Wesley Korir.
Nike continue to arrange Nike Flash Run events all around the globe to show off the unbelievably baller Flash pack footwear and apparel in it’s natural habitat, the dark city streets. Last week we were lucky enough to attend a special night time Flash Run at Nike’s European head office in Hilversum, just outside of Amsterdam […]
For me running and music have always gone hand in hand, even when running with a friend or group I have to have one earphone in and I know I’m not alone on this, you very rarely see runners out pounding the pavements without their headphones and mp3 players. So I’ve been asked to think about what […]
This was going to be a post on running the NYC Marathon. I feel that’s all I’ve talked about, read about and lived for the last four months however. What has been more interesting is the fall out post marathon – the immediate aches, the emotional grappling, the shift in gears and focus, and a […]