Ep 53 - Gavin McClean. Using science to improve your running
Harry talks to Dr Gavin McClean about how using science can benefit our running. Strength training, interval work and acute to chronic workload is discussed.
When the opportunity came up to enter the UK's largest and hardest cross country race, for some reason I said yes.
The English National Cross Country was being held at Parliament Hill in London. This 12km XC race would be very hard indeed.
Following JOG ON course member Rachel's 10 mile time of 1:09:37, I believed that without any further training, if we could just employ good pacing, this personal best could be improved. I told Rachel to meet me on a start line one week later in North Devon at the Bideford 10 Mile road race. I was going to try and help Rachel run, even faster.
The Ciderthon is a UK Half Marathon with a difference. 21.1km of cider, running and hills - this was an incredible experience.
The 1,000th Bushy parkrun was an historic event for running in the UK. I decided to take a National Level Junior to this 5K course in London and see if we could run under 18 minutes in the home of parkrun. What a morning it was.
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5 easy changes I made to run faster, particularly useful for winter training, these 5 tips helped me stay motivated and accountable with my running.