Those who’ve followed me for a while will be aware of my opposition to running or cycling with headphones/earphones – primarily a concern for safety and not hearing oncoming traffic However, I’ll also admit that I’m not always motivated to train and long for some energetic music or a good podcast to distract my mind…
Essential products for all women who sweat : Pretty Athletic skincare review
**FULL DISCLOSURE: This is a sponsored post and Pretty Athletic sent me these products in return for an honest review. All photos are my own. Something I have never spoken about online is my skin and the struggles that come with hormones, being sweaty and showering multiple times in a day. While exercise has an…
20 things I want to achieve when I’m 20
As I’m turning 20 today, I thought it would be fun to write down a list of 20 things I want to do this year (some will depend on lockdown). A lot of these revolve around sport and triathlon, but to be honest guys, that’s kind of my life and priority at the moment! Be…
The invaluable importance of community in an individual sport
Why should we care about community, isn’t everyone is our competition? Fitting in training sessions around your studies or work can be really complicated, so why should you bother finding a community or team to train with? Also, in individual sports, we are all against each other, right? So why should we bother searching for…
How to boss cycling on the road: making the step from indoor to outdoor cycling
I’m amazed by how many people have picked up indoor cycling in this period of lockdown. I personally have yet to invest in a turbo trainer and ZWIFT (due to cost and other storing reaons) – but it sure does look fun and competitive. However, I would argue that nothing beats the feeling cycling out…
How to become a better & faster runner to start smashing PBs
I first started running in January 2019, and since then have made massive improvements in time and speed. I’ve cut down my half-marathon time by 20 minutes (from 1h49, to 1h29), and my habitual 5k from 25minutes to 18.59. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how I’ve gotten faster over a short time period…
Beetroot Juice: Q&A with the experts!
On Monday 4th of May, I went Live on Instagram with Beet-It to do a bit more digging on some of the questions that came up after taking it for 2 weeks, in addition to questions you all have asked me the past couple of weeks. Here I’ll just be covering the questions that I…
What’s the hype behind beet juice? Beet-It 5k Challenge
The science behind beet-root juice Dietary nitrate supplementation (i.e. beetroot juice) made the headlines in 2009 when the University of Exeter published a study which found that just taking supplementing with beetroot juice for 3 days reduced the oxygen cost of exercise by 5% and delayed perceived fatigue by 16%. These benefits are invaluable to…
Should you bother with routines?
I LOVE routine. I find comfort in knowing what I should be doing in my day, where I should be, when training sessions are and what those will look like. I like waking up and sleeping at similar or the same times every day and knowing when my main meals will be. However, I know…
4 tips to hack your mind during training
Last week’s post focused on building a training schedule to develop strength and endurance for when races are back on! Let’s not let all that mental energy and training we’ve put in go to waste! This post will focus more on tricks and tips that you can implement in your own training to build a…
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