Running
Should I run with a cold?
Mild sniffle or actual illness? Here’s how to decide whether to run with a cold without being reckless.
Robin Olsson
Once convinced exercise was a scam, I swapped cigarettes for trainers hoping it might distract from the futility of existence. I’m not a coach or a professional athlete. I write from experience, curiosity, and years of endurance training done badly.
Training between meetings
Why protecting training time makes you better at work
Skipping exercise feels responsible when work is busy. Discover why protecting training time actually improves performance.
Marathon Training
What a marathon diet actually looks like
What marathon training actually looks like, from potato wedges and Haribo to eating crisps in the bath.
Eating
Eating clean but training feels worse? Here’s why
Eating clean feels healthy, but it can lead to low energy, poor recovery, and worse performance.
Strength training
Are Bulgarian split squats worth it?
Brutal, exhausting, and uncomfortable: Bulgarian split squats are hated for a reason.
Running
How many pairs of running shoes do you actually need?
How shoe rotation affects fatigue and injury risk, and when it’s genuinely useful versus just shopping with cardio ambitions.
Marathon Training
Is it an injury or just marathon training?
Every marathon runner gets pain. The trick is knowing which aches are normal training fatigue and which ones mean stop before you do something stupid.
Marathon Training
How not to carb load
Carb loading sounds simple. In reality it can be a minefield of panic eating, fibre mistakes, and digestive regret.
Marathon Training
The lies we tell ourselves before long runs
The comforting lies runners tell themselves before long runs, why they actually help, and how they get you out the door anyway.
Marathon Training
Is three runs a week enough for marathon training?
Can you really train for a marathon on just three runs a week? The answer: yes, technically. But you might not like how it feels.
Running
Is running good for weight loss?
If you have ever run three times in a week, stepped on the scale to find you’ve gained 2 kg and asked the universe why you look puffier than a croissant, this one is for you.
Running
What to get a runner for Christmas: a guide to gifts that might be appreciated
Buying Christmas gifts for runners can seem impossible, but here are the few they might not complain about. A festive guide for the insufferably picky athlete.