Stop London Marathon Sulking
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Stop London Marathon Sulking

I remember very clearly the confusion I felt at my friend's jealousy of those running the London Marathon. She'd not got a place and would've given anything to join them, instead she was fated to s...

AdviceTop 5 Gross Things Every Runner Should Learn

Top 5 Gross Things Every Runner Should Learn

Running isnt pretty. You huff and puff until youre beetroot red and soaked through with stinky sweat and the occasional tear. Unfortunately, it seems to get worse. The more Ive run the further and...

adviceHave Fun and Run on Bonfire Night!

Have Fun and Run on Bonfire Night!

Unless I have someone breathing down my neck, screaming instructions, I find intervals hard. I’m sure I’m not alone. They hurt! And when you know that, it’s difficult to inflict that pain on yourse...

adviceChoosing your friends

Choosing your friends

It seems to have been the only reasonable explanation to my non-running friends as to why I wanted to run an ultra-marathon. “I’ve fallen into a bad crowd”, I explained with my tongue firmly in my ...

adviceSleeping Through the Extra Hour

Sleeping Through the Extra Hour

I’m tired. It’s simple as that.   It’s that time of year again when darkness seems to creep up on us. We go to work and return in the dark, barely seeing a spot of sun for months. It’s tiring! Ever...

trainingThe Art of being a Pacemaker

The Art of being a Pacemaker

I’ve never been one for number watching. My PBs are simple rewards for gradually becoming a better runner. I’ll run on feel, rather than tirelessly calculating splits and squeezing seconds out of m...

trainingMarathon des Sables Review

Marathon des Sables Review

  During this years Marathon Des Sables, Susie Chan decided to use Runderwear.  This is how she got on: Running 156 miles through the Sahara desert in the Marathon des Sables, you need to carry ev...

trainingArmed Forces underwear

Armed Forces underwear

In every exhibition or race we attend with our Runderwear team we meet members of the armed forces with problems.  Servicemen and women all over tell us about their issues with chaffing, and it isn...

inspirationGetting out of your comfort zone

Getting out of your comfort zone

It’s hard being the s**t runner. Not least because you end up so soul-destroyingly far behind, that you start to tell yourself you’re s**t.   You knew running in this group would stretch your comfo...