The book Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) and it’s ideas have spent the last six months rattling around in my head, and influenced how I think about running, exercise, what to eat, how to live . . . In fact, it’s one of the best health and fitness books I’ve read – even though … Read more
In this post, I’m going to share my experience and advice in adopting the keto diet for 10-14 day cycles as a distance runner. We’ll explore the background of ketosis, explain the potential benefits, and address the nay-sayers. Interested in keto and running? Let’s jump in! The principle behind the ‘keto’ diet is that … Read more
How Long Is A Marathon – The Metric Answer The official, globally recognised marathon length is 26.219 miles or 42.195 kilometers. That’s the standard, objective metric measurement. (and if you’re wondering How Long is a Half Marathon, the official half marathon length is 13.11 miles or 21.0975 kilometers). If you’ve just googled ‘How Long Is … Read more
Have you signed up for a marathon recently? Marathon training and running your 26.2 miles isn’t going to be easy. But then, it’s not meant to be easy. If it were, everyone else would do it. Running a marathon is meant to be hard. And that’s maybe the greatest reason to run one. Of course, … Read more
Our counter argument against the marathon – a call to action for everyone who just wants to run for the sake of running.