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HidrateSpark STEEL Water Bottle Review

We live in a connected world. Everything we own has the potential to be “smart”. When is it all just too much? For so long I have resiste...

Choosing your Virtual London Marathon Route

Expert advice on choosing your Virtual London Marathon Route

The best way to run a virtual race

With races cancelled for the foreseeable future, there are plenty of virtual races still going ahead where you run your own race to your ...

Believe, Run, Donate - 5k for NHS Together

Having seen the tragic and extraordinary events unfold with Covid 19, Rich, Kerry, Ben, Keith and Debbie all felt compelled to do somethi...

Foods to boost your immune system

Debbie Anderson: “We are what we eat” is the age-old saying …. and in fact it probably couldn’t be more appropriate or necessary for us t...

Training is never wasted

by Keith Anderson We are living in unprecedented times. Living through a world emergency that is testing our health and medical services ...

Love running – Why not share that love of running as a guide runner?

Kerry talks us through her experience of working with VI runners. A few years ago, I was emailed by a woman who wanted to learn to run, a...

Are warm weather training camps only for elite runners?

Dark nights and freezing wet long runs are enough to make you want to book a warm-weather training break but are they only for elite runn...

The World Police and Fire Games.

Angela Kikugawa tells us of her rather successful trip to the World Police & Fire Games. The World Police and Fire Games are held every tw...

The 10k & 5k Taper

The taper refers to the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important race. Getting the taper correct is key to maki...

Introduction to 10k & 5k Training

The 10k is 6.2 miles long The 5k is 3.1 miles long The information covering the 10k and 5k is relevant and practical for both, so we have...

The Long Run....just done better

The long run is a staple of an endurance runner's training week, and with good reason. A whole host of physiological adaptations occur du...

How to tie your running shoe shoelaces?

Having running shoes that fit your foot well is so important, but we all have very different foot shapes. This is why certain brands will...

How to race well with your running watch

99% of runners wear one. But how do you race well with your running watch and use it to help your performance? Be careful! If there is on...

Adding some variety to your parkrun

parkrun has been a fantastic community and sporting project since it started all those years ago and most runners you speak to will have ...

Pre race advice for a Warm Weather Race

This article was originally written before the 2018 London Marathon, when we were due to have very warm weather. If you are running a ver...

Getting the most out of your GPS Running Watch

We are often asked how to best maximise your GPS Running watch for training and racing. I thought the question was so good it was worth p...

What can you do with all those Running Numbers?

I recently decided to do something with all the numbers that have been got from my races over the years! They were just stuck in a draw a...

6 to 8 weeks until your marathon - where should your training be?

If you are training for a spring marathon (or are reading this with around 8 weeks until your marathon), then we are getting into crunch ...

Fundraising and Training for the London Marathon

At Full Potential we are really proud to work with a number of charities supporting their runners across a range of events. This year we w...

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