This post is about my experience of running in a milestone year. Could I be faster at fifty? In May 2013 I reached a half century and my feelings about this were very much linked to running. Running has given me the feeling that I can start something new; I can do...
How the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland have successfully helped hundreds of people to start running. England Athletics set up the Run England programme a few years ago to encourage more people of all ages and backgrounds to take up running. They also created...
I love teaching and helping other people to achieve their goals. Some of my most rewarding experiences have been when I’ve helped someone to achieve something they didn’t think was possible. Recently I’ve been helping a friend learn to run and I’d like to pass on my...
One of the things that puts women (and probably some men) off joining a running club is the apprehension that they will get left behind and it's true that some traditional running clubs do not offer anything for beginner or slower runners. Since I've been going to my...
6.8 million women in England take part in sport regularly. How many of them are runners? I've worked out that just under 837,000 women are running in England - nearly 4% of all women aged 16 and over. If we apply the same percentage to the UK population figure for...
Running is enjoying a surge in popularity in the UK. Sport England’s Active People Survey shows that athletics has the second highest participation rate amongst adults aged 16+. Athletics includes: field events, track events, cross country running, road running,...
I’ve recently reached 50. I started running less than three years ago. As I’ve met other runners I’ve realised that many of them, like me, only started running in their forties. I’ve also been inspired by the older women runners in their fifties, sixties and...