The Running Rules Podcast

This Sunday the 27th April 2025 will see a record 90000+ participants in the marathon with both London and Manchester being held on the same day.

In this episode, I look ahead to what is going to be a…

Today's episode is a Q+A style episode with questions from instagram, email and clients directly. If you'd like to submit a question for the next Q+A send me a message on instagram @therunningrules.

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This is part 10 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.

20 days out you could say I'm officially on the taper but it doesn't feel like it. I still have a daunt…

With the unseasonably good weather this week, I do a deep dive into the science behind sweating and hydration and its effect on running performance.

In this episode you'll get tips on what to do to kn…

This is part 9 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.

4 weeks out from Belfast marathon, I'm feeling in really good shape but this is also when the doubts and…

Today's episode is all about the weeks leading up to the marathon taper and the taper itself. In these weeks you are pushing yourself to the limits trying to stay on the right side of the line. It's …

Pacing is as much an art as it is a science. Calculators are fun to look at to get an idea of how you might do over a certain race distance but the feel of it is important too.

Then there is the extra…

This week's episode was a fun one discussing lots of things we as runners can get caught up worrying about and why sometimes the best thing is to ignore the noise.

I talk about useless benchmarks prov…

This is part 8 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.

Today's bonus episode was recorded right after my Sunday long run where I ran the last 20 miles of the B…

Today's episode is the full race recap and lessons from the Bohermeen half marathon that I ran at the weekend.

I learnt plenty of things from a diabetes standpoint but also some more general principle…

This is part 7 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.

In this week's bonus episode I give an insight to how I'm feeling going into this weekend's Bohermeen ha…

Last week I gave a webinar on 'breaking down the marathon wall' where I talked about what 'the wall' is and how to avoid it through better planning and execution.

As someone who has learnt the hard wa…

This is part 6 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.February has by and large been a good month. I managed 2 x 18 mile runs - the furthest yet - and I've ma…

As we're into the middle of spring marathon training, what you do over the next month is going to be vital to your success in the marathon.

Today I talk about my favourite marathon sessions and how to…

Holidays will always disrupt your routine even if they are designed to give you a break from it.

Today, I talk about how to view running differently in the context of your holiday to ensure you get th…

This week marks 3 months since my T1 diabetes diagnosis and 3 months until Belfast marathon. We all have to deal with 'bumps in the road', some more serious than others.

But our initial reactions c…

This week the podcast is two years old! Thank you so much for your support!

In today's episode I give new listeners a glimpse into my backstory as a runner and also give everyone a chance to reflec…

This is part 5 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon. January is over! Long live February. The last week of training felt like a bit of a reality check but…

In today's episode I talk about managing injuries before they even occur. We never want to be out for long with an injury but having solutions in place before an injury occurs can make an injury so m…

This is a rather belated part 4 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon. 6 weeks have passed which have been very up and down. Today I cover the holiday peri…