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Start Small and Build Up

Goals and targets have become the mainstay of runners for many casual runners. Quite often it works but I’m not convinced it’s the best way to train to get fitter as I explain.

Training

Creating Speed

Resistance training is necessary to make you faster. You can be incredibly strong but if you don’t know how to turn that into power it won’t count for much. It’s another part of the equation for getting fast.

My running

The Joy of Deadlifts

My second winter of training for strength in the gym has come to end and I’ve felt good about it. Deadlifts have been a gamechanger.

My running

My First Half Marathon

I’m now in my fourth decade of running races. There’s been a lot of changes over the years to how events organise themselves and how I trained for them.

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About Me

Hi, I’m Hugh – coach at Big Red Running. I’ve been running seriously since I turned 40 but first raced in the 1990s. Before that I spent my teenage years getting lost orienteering in forests and moorland in the depths of winter!

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