Natasha is one of the Poly's trustees, one of the club's most improved runners over recent months, has some excellent Strava stalking tales and is the undisputed Angel of Slaggyford to a certain breed of ultra runner. Warning: there are a couple of naught

To mark the return to racing, this latest instalment of 'three blokes talking about getting old' (an actual review) focusses on the joys, horrors and multi-layered experiences of racing. We talk useful rivalries, tactics and come clean about our own perso

Cat is the Poly's only wheelchair athlete. We talk about her early inspiration Tanni Grey Thompson at Sydney 2000, meeting your hero (and becoming friends!), the not-flat ness of the coast if you're in a chair, the GNR (and holding Mo off until mile 11!),

About a month ago, club member Holly gave birth to her beautiful baby daughter.  Despite that 'constant-state-of-alert' feeling of being a first time parent in those early days, Holly is keen to get back to some form of running.  Understandably, she's won

We're free, to do what we want, any old tiiiiiiime (in groups of six or less, whilst making sure you don't come back too hard and get injured). Graham and Simon reflect on the resumption of training at the club this week, the importance of judging your ef

Big up to the coaches, paying it forward, reflections on elite level running at a young age, helping young athletes, running post childbirth, joining the Poly (when you don't know anyone in the area), remembering to be kind to yourself and saluting the ki

What is conditioning anyway? Non-running things for runners, circuits and is stretching really worth it? Also, falling over, drills and getting S&C into the minds and plans of runners who only want to run.  Graham, Simon and I were joined by Phil

Kay's perspective as a self-expressed 'back of the pack' runner has resonance with the human as much as it does the runner within us - it's about the shared goals of self improvement, goal setting and health. Kay describes her GNR beginnings, being litera

Running tall, T-Rex arms, unflattering videos of oneself running, tinkering, cadence, fads involving chia seeds and daft shoes and training sessions that focus on form. **sadly, due to my ineptitude, we lost the last 10-15 mins where we talked about stre

Steph talks about her long history of multi-sport competition, including her amazing performance at the Mecca of Ironman Triathlon: Hawaii.   We also talk lockdown, adjusting training and the weird lows that come after the big highs.  We al