Running blog, page 2


Gym junkie? That’s not the way ahead for me

I know the last thing I said was that I was going to be running the Shakespeare Raceway 10km race. But things went a bit skew whiff when, about 24 hours after posting my previous thoughts, I was struck down with ‘flu, writes Hannah Webster.

Gym junkie? That’s not the way ahead for me

No pain, no gain – preparing for the 10km race

After giving myself sufficient rest after the Birmingham Half Marathon (well…a week) I have cranked up the mileage again and will be competing in a 10km race this weekend, writes Hannah Webster.

No pain, no gain – preparing for the 10km race

Running the Birmingham Half Marathon

A huge congratulations to everyone who ran the Birmingham Half Marathon yesterday writes running blogger Hannah Webster.

Running the Birmingham Half Marathon

Running again and ready to enjoy the half marathon

Apologies for the lack of posts in weeks gone by. I wish I had a good excuse for it, but the long and short of it is that after my enthusiasm for running peaked just after the Lichfield 10k, I got ill, writes Hannah Webster.

Running again and ready to enjoy the half marathon

The Lichfield 10k reinforced my addiction to running

I competed in my first race for a long time yesterday – the Lichfield 10k, writes our running blogger Hannah Webster.

The Lichfield 10k reinforced my addiction to running

Good trainers – the key to running

Get a pair of decent trainers – it’s the number one rule for runners. I ignored this piece of advice when I first started and found out the hard way why it was so important writes Hannah Webster.

Good trainers – the key to running

The joy of running in the rain

While most of you sensible people were tucked up at home in warm jumpers while it tipped it down with rain yesterday, I was outside hurtling around a muddy track. And it was fantastic, writes Hannah Webster.

The joy of running in the rain

Running MOT provides food for thought

“If you don’t want to get injured, stop running,” I was told this week, writes running blogger Hannah Webster.

Running MOT provides food for thought

England footballers could learn from GB athletics stars

Watching the European Championships in Barcelona this week has been positively inspiring, writes running blogger Hannah Webster.

England footballers could learn from GB athletics stars

The day the killer mile nearly killed me

The Killer Mile. You can imagine why they call it that, writes Hannah Webster.

The day the killer mile nearly killed me

Running in Mediterranean heat is just too painful

Having been away in 33-degree heat in Cyprus for 10 days (hence the considerable gap in posts), I am here to tell you that running in that kind of heat is not a pleasant experience, writes Hannah Webster.

Running in Mediterranean heat is just too painful

Getting into the club mentality

The second running club session went as predicted – I was virtually last again. And this was not because I was meandering around not putting much effort in, writes Hannah Webster.

Getting into the club mentality

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