A few years ago a very small town near my home asked me if I could help them organize and all women’s race. I wasn’t too keen on the idea since I thought that with such a small population it might be difficult to get women not only to participate in the race but train for

Ever since we launched our 5K course last February we’ve been asked, but when’s the Half Marathon coming? Well, the big day has finally arrived! We’ve got 12 weeks of kickarse training and inspiring course content to get you all the way to 21k. This course is self-pa

We’re so excited to have launched our swanky new website! When we started out a year ago we had just one e-course to share, but by the time we’d created the 5K, 10K and Half Marathon courses, plus our downloadable Rock the 10K and Bridge to 10K training guides we were bust

The definition for the word simple is, “not involved or complicated, without additions or modifications, not elaborate, elegant or luxurious”. That is polenta. It’s also inexpensive and an excellent complex carbohydrate for runners. Put on your cooking apron and dig

One of my favorite winter treats is baked apples. Not the kind that have sugar, maple syrup or butter crumbles to support them. Just plain and simple apples… plus a prune! These are so easy to make and they are a fabulous post-run snack for any runner, no matter what nutrition r

When I moved to Modena over 10 years ago one of the selling points to choosing this city in the Emilia Romagna region was that it had an active running community. Local races every weekend, lots of sports clubs, plenty of parks and one really great annual running event. On 31 January