Happystride blog

We have so much love for our happystride community ❤️ You guys are so inspiring and we want to get to know you a little better...and we know others would like to as well. SO we bring you to....the next post in our blog series ..."Inspiring striding"!!! We have the amazing Diane Wagstaff join us!🖊 We are sooo pleased to have Diane as our guest! Diane is a massive happystride fan and she is a massive advocate for us always talking to happystiders at races and shouting about happystride! Diane got into running in 2004 and has run 5ks, half...

  I thought it would be pertinent with it being Mental Health Awareness Week to talk a bit about my mental health and the tools I use to support myself.   Like a lot of us, at times in my life I have suffered with my mental health. From being a young boy to now, and as I have got older I have really learnt a lot about myself and how to deal with my mental health. I think everyone gets anxiety and struggles with their mental health at some stage.    Last year we experienced the worst trauma of...

Spring marathon season is upon us, and you’ve done all the hard work over the dark winter months. Now’s the time to make it count! We’ve asked 651 Running head coach (online running coaching), Jim Dodsworth, to provide some tips for race day itself.     1.      Preparation. Don’t leave anything to chance. Make sure that you have tried out everything that you are going to use for the marathon including kit, shoes, gels, pre-race meals etc. Now is not the time to try something new that you picked up at the expo. 2.     Logistics. Boring as it can...

The marathon is a significant physical challenge, but the mind and how you deal with the mental side of the race (and the training) is just as crucial. We’ve asked 651 running (online running coaching) founder and head coach, Jim Dodsworth, to provide some tips for staying ahead in the mental game! 1. Have purpose Everyone doing the marathon has a reason behind it. We wouldn’t put ourselves through this without something to motivate us. It may be to run a personal best, to complete something we’ve never done before or to raise money for an amazing cause. Don’t lose...

Regardless of your experience and capability, training for a marathon is a serious undertaking. We thought it would be great to share 10 training tips from 651 Running (Online running coaching) head coach, Jim Dodsworth, to help you with your preparation. 1.     Get the foundations right. This first tip isn’t about running. It’s about all those things around running that will help you be successful in your marathon. Try to get 8 hours sleep a night, eat well, keep hydrated and incorporate 2-3 strength or conditioning sessions into your week to help prevent injury.  The training will be hard on...