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

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

I’m not sure how the rest of the world works, but here in Italy it’s really difficult to publicize any event unless you have oodles of money. But running events don’t have large budgets unless you happen to be the New York Road Runners, and even then I’m pretty

In this new series we’re talking to runners about their first races of various kinds. First up today is Nico, who has just graduated from the Summer 5K Beginners Course. We loved her Race Report on the Up & Running Forums so much we asked could we include it here on the blog

6.00 am Wake up. Think to how crazy you are that you’re actually getting up on a Saturday at six in the morning. Six in the morning! Make coffee, oatmeal, boil an egg and cut up some fruit. It’s going to be a long day and you’ll need your energy to last for hours. Re