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Why Exercising Is Crucial For Emotional Wellness During Lockdown
Coronavirus lockdown has the potential to threaten our mental health and emotional wellbeing. Use exercise to stay on top of things. Lockdown has become our new “normal”, but it’s far from normal for humans to be shut at home with limited access to sunlight,...
Get to know our Race Ambassadors
Get to know our Race Ambassadors– We asked our Race Ambassadors Five Quick Questions - Today is the turn of Alan What 3 words best describe your experience of the Windsor Half? Beautiful Scenery, Exhilarating, Family Fun Experience What can you not live...
EAT TO RECOVER – INGREDIENTS AND MEAL IDEAS
You put a lot of effort into your running sessions. But what happens when you take that final stride? Is that it – the run is over, now it’s time to get on with the rest of your day? Or do you give some thought to how you’ll help your body recover, regrow and repair?...
TOP TEN TIPS FOR KEEPING ACTIVE
We are all having to adapting our training under the current restrictions but its important to keep active, keep running, keep getting out in the fresh air if you can. We all know it’s important to eat right, rest right and exercise right so here are Windsor Half...
Get To Know Our Race Ambassadors
Get to know our Race Ambassadors – We asked our Race Ambassadors Five Quick Fire Questions - Today is the turn of Suzy 1. What 3 words best describe your experience of the Windsor Half? hilly, happy, rewarding! 2. What can you not live without on race...
5 Treadmill Training Sessions
In these uncertain times we find ourselves many of us are having to find alternative ways of exercising, if you are lucky enough to have a Treadmill at home follow these simple effective treadmill sessions to boost your running fitness. Used properly, it can be a...
Home Workouts for Runners
Maintain strength and fitness with these quick and easy home workouts for runners. Try a simple circuit to maintain strength, power, agility and flexibility whilst working from home. If you can fit in some running, too, that’s great. But a short break from running...
Half Marathon Carb-Loading Dos & Don’ts
Should you carb up for a half marathon? We’ve got the low-down about eating before the big race What is carb-loading? Most people associate long distance running races with carb-loading on a big plate of pasta or rice the night before. The logic behind this seems to...
How To Start Training For A Half Marathon
As the race season hots up, plenty of you will run marathons and half-marathons over coming months. We look at how to get started training for a half-marathon. Assess Your Starting Point Before you plan your half-marathon training, it makes sense to assess where...
High Energy Snacks For Half Marathon Runners
As your training running mileage increases, you need to make sure you're eating enough. Here are some great high-energy snacks for runners. Lots of people run to lose or manage their weight. But how about those of you who need to put on weight, or are not in a...
5 Cool Running Goals You Can Achieve in January
Which of these goals will you choose to achieve this month? Create A Running Habit One of the most useful goals you can set yourself is consistency. This simple-sounding goal is one which will pay you back over a lifetime of running. Goal: to make running part...
Adaptive Winter Training For A Spring Half Marathon
It’s never too early to think about training for a 2020 half marathon! If you’re running an early half marathon in 2020, you’ll need to do the bulk of your running over Winter. There’s a skill to getting the most from Winter long distance training. Here’s how to get...