The Running Rules Podcast

Two weeks ago I got the biggest curveball in my running journey so far - a diagnosis for type 1 diabetes. Whilst it solves a lot of puzzles that had built up the last couple of months, day to day life just changed forever and what it means for my running is unclear yet. Today I share the story of what happened and what it means, how I found out and how I deal with it in the future. A massive thanks to everyone who has already been in touch and/or helped in any way. Your support is invaluable! I'm still hosting a free webinar and Q+A on Thursday 21st November at 12:30 GMT on 'How to run your next marathon faster'. To save your spot, go to ⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/marathonpb⁠⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠⁠

What do you do when the the scope of your challenge changes halfway through? This could happen through illness or injury, qualifying times that get faster or maybe a 7th world major marathon gets added! Spoiler alert, if you hadn't been paying attention, Sydney marathon was added as the 7th world major a couple of weeks ago. Whilst it's obviously great for Sydney and Abbot, some people are upset and disillusioned. In this episode, I give my reaction to the news (or the worst kept secret ever!) and how you can deal with the goalposts moving on what you are trying to achieve. I'm hosting a free webinar and Q+A on Thursday 21st November at 12:30 GMT on 'How to run your next marathon faster'. To save your spot, go to ⁠www.therunningrules.com/marathonpb⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠⁠

Stress is something we all have to deal with in different guises but it can be bad for your running and nutrition. This week I talk about sources of stress including running, why it is detrimental to our overall success and what we can do to overcome it or at least temper it. I'm very excited to announce that I'll be hosting a free webinar and Q+A on Thursday 21st November at 12:30 GMT on 'How to run your next marathon faster'. To save your spot, go to www.therunningrules.com/marathonpb If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠⁠

Something fundamental but often overlooked that helps me to perform in my own running is my support network - especially my inner circle. Louise and the kids are my biggest cheerleaders but I also have my coach Jonny Mellor, my Dad and brothers and am lucky to have lots of running friends, clients and podcast listeners that push me on too. In this episode, I explore why it's important to have a strong circle and the concepts of 'the sum of the 5 people you spend most time with' and 'plus, equals, minus' - surrounding yourself with teachers, peers and students. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠⁠

Still recovering from Chicago marathon a week ago, the time off has given me chance to reflect on what happened and what's next. Where the last episode was more of a journey of the race weekend itself, today's episode is a broken down list of points that you can use to help you leading up to your next big race. In this episode I talk about winter vs summer training, doing the things you have on your list soon and how some of the key aspects of training are not the running at all. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

On Sunday, I completed my 4th different world major marathon - Chicago. 3 days later, I still feel a whirlwind of emotion from what was a long weekend of highs and lows. I'm very grateful to have been able to have had this experience and I talk about what was different this time around from the logistics to the race itself. There are a lot of reflections to come out of this race to do with how we set goals for a marathon to the execution of pacing and fueling and how we view marathon performances afterwards. Many thanks to those who made this possible - Louise and the boys, my coach Jonny, the brilliant squad of people I shared this experience with and everyone who supports and follows my journey. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

A quick update on how my prep for Chicago marathon has been going this weekend, my goals and what hasn’t gone exactly to plan!

I'm in the final week before Chicago marathon and in this episode I tell you about the things that I have been doing to plan for this race and the things that still need to be tinkered with. Perfect planning starts months in advance so this episode is worth listening to even if you haven't got anything planned until spring! Other things need to be left until race week so you don't get stressed out going round and round in circles. If you are in the taper period now for a race then there are specific things that you need to have dialled in and others that you can leave until the week of the race. The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Following on from last week I talk about motivations for running and how setting PBs might not be as motivating as you think. I talk about the things that really motivate me with running and how targeting a fast marathon is not currently on my list for next year. I also reflect on my week of training 3 weeks out from Chicago and how a simple idea from my coach Jonny helped me have a much better session. The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here for an early bird price to the end of September 2024: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today's episode is a reflection of what I've seen in my own training and also clients' training and racing culminating in a big weekend of half marathon racing. It's important to realise that ups and downs during a training block or even a race or session are normal and that it happens to other people too. This episode gives you some ideas to help keep the ups and downs in check and to have confidence to move forward with your own training and races. The 21 day marathon mastery email course is available now - an email every day on nutrition, mindset and execution to get the best out of your training. You can get access here for an early bird price to the end of September 2024: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buy.stripe.com/28o3e02odgF9cTe28o⁠⁠⁠⁠ To book a one off coaching call to prepare for your upcoming race choose a time here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/therunningrules/zoom-coaching-call⁠⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠