by Running Trips | Apr 7, 2021 | Gavin's Blog
I’ve been a competitive runner for over 25 years, running my first UK Intercounties Cross Country in Luton in 1997 as an 11 year old (finishing 96th) and taking the sport seriously ever since. I’ve been playing recreational golf once a week since about June of 2020. ...
by Running Trips | Feb 12, 2021 | Callum's Blog, Coaching
In our last blog, we highlighted the risks associated with attempting to copy the training programs of elite runners and explained why this is not an effective way of getting the most out of your own running. The underlining message of that article, however,...
by Running Trips | Nov 8, 2020 | Callum's Blog, Coaching
Finding new, imaginative and most importantly, effective ways of training is a relatively common pass time for most runners. Whether you have reached a bit of a plateau in performance and are looking for ways to break through, or you are simply searching for new ways...
by Running Trips | Aug 25, 2020 | Gavin's Blog
The blog retells some of Gavin’s experiences of racing in Iten and Eldoret against some of the best runners in Kenya. I wrote a description for a Instagram and Facebook post last week to go alongside a photo of me racing in Kenya. Unfortunately it was more than...
by Running Trips | Apr 18, 2020 | Gavin's Blog
This blog is about a workout that is commonly performed by western athletes and is usually referred to as “Kenyan Hills”. It may surprise you to know that this workout is very rarely, if ever, performed by Kenyan runners! Many of you will have heard of a training...
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