adidas launch the adizero Prime Boost

Knitted footwear has proven to be pretty popular amongst the style conscious runners amongst us (I am a fully signed up member to the style before safety philosophy). It  fits the performance bill, is allegedly more eco-friendly (based on more efficient methods of production) and looks HELLA FRESH! But what’s special about the adizero Prime Boost? […]

Peak Performance – The 1988 100m Final

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 […]

Never ending story – The best running books

I’ve  never been a big reader of books, but when I do read, it’s usually a biography,  more often than not about a sportsman or woman. Ever since I have been running, I have seen many people recommend various running books. So I thought I would go out and buy the book most people were […]

Striding to the next level…My first ever Fell Race

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 […]