Beds AAA 10k

A gaggle of LFR’s hit Bedford by storm on Friday night just before the first rain storm of summer! It was the county 10k championship. Great fun was had by…

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This is the week that was…

Tuesday’s club run this week was the Out and Back route to the Star. James was super excited this week making it to The Star this time! Janice was…

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This is the week that was…

…still hot. When will it end?! The weather may be hotter than hot, but this did not stop LFR from heading out on our club runs. Tuesday was the hugely…

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Drunk in 8 minutes aka the beer mile

Yes it’s that time of year again when the local Coop sells out of 4 packs of 5% cans. So for those who have never done it – oh…

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This is the week that was…

The week began with another of our trail summer series, this time at Ashridge. Another beautiful evening for it – no rain this year! Check out the Events…

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Multisport For Running Longevity

What do people like about running? Being outside. With your friends. Having a natter. Feeling the endorphins kick in. Exploring somewhere stunning. The satisfaction of knowing you've pushed yourself a bit perhaps? Whatever the reason it sucks when you can't do that. Running is great as long as we can continue to do it. It's pretty obvious to anyone that's been running for a bit that preventing injuries soon becomes one of their objectives, just as important as achieving goals, whatever they are. You can't achieve your goals if you're sat at home injured: sounds obvious but plainly true. This is where it pays to have a strategy to help prevent injury. Many of us have a strategy and mine is two-fold. Firstly preventative physio check ups - catching niggles before they become full-blown injuries is a great idea and i can't recommend it enough. Secondly, an interest in complementary sports. By that I mean sports that work to strengthen or help the body recover without the repetitive impact associated with running. So for me this is cross-fit training, cycling and occasionally swimming. When we think of runners doing a few other sports like swimming and cycling, we simply just think that they are training for a triathlon. Whilst this may be true in some cases, it's not always necessarily so. Cross-fit works to strengthen not just leg muscles but also the upper-body through exercises like squats, lunges, planks, press-ups, pull-ups, Russian-twists and a plethora of other workouts. I used to read 'Runner's World' and see these activities all the time and simply turn the page, thinking why would I want to do that? But there's reason behind the madness: a stronger body is a body that can maintain better posture whilst running, so helping to avoid injury. Still sound mad? Cycling is great too. It's just great whether social, or solo. Not only does it help to strengthen quad and glute muscles, which are important for running, it is also a great way to stretch the legs out and release toxins after hard running sessions with no impact. Training and also recovery. Lastly swimming. An all-body workout with zero impact. Remember the last time you swam? Jump in a pool and try a few lengths...it's surprising how it leaves you breathless. It's a great cardio exercise. You often hear about rehabilitation of injured athletes and one of the first things they turn to when getting back to sport is aqua-running or swimming. All of the above work together to strengthen the body or help it recover, depending on how you do them and so are perfect for runners who want to avoid injuries or conversely want to improve. Of course, nothing is 100% guaranteed because injuries can strike anyone for a variety of reasons, like bad luck, bad form or bad planning, but reducing the chances of injury through multi-sport activities for strength or active recovery must surely be of benefit to runners whether their goal is to stay injury-free or to improve. So why not dust off the bike, do a few cross-fit exercises or get down the pool now and again, and help yourself to a dose of injury prevention?

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Greensand Relay by Captain Dan

What more could a Fun runner want than a trail run that ends at a pub!!!! This was made for us (and we were one of the two teams at…

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Silverstone 10K by Kevin Hare

As a fan of motor racing, when Silverstone 10K got advertised it was a run which I definitely wanted to participate in.  To run round the home of British…

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MK Marathon Ambassador 2018 – The Race!

It’s me again!  Following on from Part Two, the MK Marathon Weekend has been and gone.  What happened to my plans?  Did I follow them?  What did JG…

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MK Marathon Ambassador 2018 (Part Two)

Almost two months ago I told you all about my grand plans – ambitious, but grand – for the MK Marathon.  I’m an Ambassador this year….

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