by Claire Maxted | Oct 22, 2014 | Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 2015, Long runs, Motivation, Nutrition, Races, Training
Treated myself to an early morning 10miler on a new mostly off road route round Greatford, the fresh air smelled wonderful and I felt smug running before most other people were awake. Great to get a 10 miler out of the way at the beginning of the day. Saw some new... 
by Claire Maxted | Oct 20, 2014 | Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 2015, Inspiration, Long runs, Motivation, Races, Training
Go with running club! Ok it means getting up at 8am on a Sunday, but coming back into Stamford at 10am in the morning when most people are just waking up, pouring out the coffee or buying a paper makes you feel absolutely amazing! Plus you get wonderful company all... by Claire Maxted | Oct 20, 2014 | Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 2015, Druids Challenge 2014, Gear tests, Long runs, Motivation, Races, Training
Do it without a HR monitor! For the last 12 weeks I’ve been diligently using my HR monitor to make sure I’ve been running at 75% HR for my long steady runs, training for The Coastal Challenge Costal Rica this February with coach Rory Coleman. So now... 
by Claire Maxted | Oct 13, 2014 | Coastal Challenge Costa Rica 2015, Races, Training
So so so…who’s wondering whether I did coach Rory Coleman’s predicted time of 1:39:59 at the Great Eastern Run half marathon yday? Well I won’t keep you guessing, I ran 1:44:10 and although that was a pb by nearly 4 mins, I was disappointed... 
by Claire Maxted | Oct 7, 2014 | Inspiration, Motivation, Races, Training
Just interviewed Steve Way for Trail Running mag, the Commonwealth Games 10th marathon runner who used to be almost 17 stone and smoke 20 a day – he’s getting into off-road running…read all about it in next issue on sale 6 Nov.... 
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