Runners choose to work with me for a host of different reasons. Maybe they struggle with injury. Maybe they find running a slog and want to enjoy it more. But one reason that comes up again and again is that they want better posture when they run. Perhaps they’ve been told by their physio that it’s something they need to work on. Or they may just have a sense that it’s not as good as they’d like. So the question is: how important is posture when you run? And if it matters, how can you improve it?

It was all going so well…. Until it wasn’t.

I’d bagged my first ever good-for-age place in April’s London Marathon. Training was going as smoothly as tempered chocolate. My body seemed able to handle everything I threw at it: capoeira classes, kettlebell workouts, and a higher weekly mileage than I’d ever managed.

I was feeling strong. What could possibly go wrong?

It’s that time of year. The clocks go back, the evenings get dark, and thoughts turn to spring marathons.

There’s no topic that divides the fitness world quite like stretching. Is it good for you, a waste of time, or something that should be avoided at all costs? In this post, I’ll be diving into the evidence for and against.