Tag Archives: Ben Moreau
Three is the magic number…

Three is the magic number…

by on April 4, 2012 in reviews, shoes

There is only one running shoe that I have ever owned every iteration of: Saucony’s Kinvara. I was given a very, very bright pair of the first release of the Kinvara to try out – they were my first foray into a more minimalist shoe. I then bought a pair of the Kinvara 2s, based [...]

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Runner at the Sharp End #3: John Hutchins

Runner at the Sharp End #3: John Hutchins

by on February 20, 2012 in interviews, runners at the sharp end

I recently met John Hutchins at an event hosted by the team behind the Brighton marathon, which involved a coaching seminar on the Saturday night and a 20km time-trial run on the Sunday morning. John, like many of the amazing runners I met on the weekend, was really friendly and happy to talk to me [...]

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Despatches from the front line

by on February 5, 2012 in interviews, news, runners at the sharp end

I’d done my run this morning (actually my wife, who, being Swiss, is genetically programmed to forgo drink, food and sleep in the presence of snow, had me out running by 7am this morning in London’s first snow this winter) and I had settled down to write a blog post or two and check what [...]

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“The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain” Karl Marx

“The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain” Karl Marx

by on January 23, 2012 in injuries, well-being

When I started running, pain was something that I understood would be inevitable, but assumed would be temporary and periodic. However as I progressed my training over the years increasing my mileage as well as the intensity of my sessions, I came to realise that pain could be a pretty constant companion. At the moment, [...]

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