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The rain was light at the base of the Ogwen Valley, yet on the summit of my chosen mountain, Y Garn, clouds had taken charge and likely, given the forecast, strong winds too.  Storm Abigail was due to arrive in Wales and I was intent on getting back in the hills,...

This is an article I wrote in 2015 after I ran the Bangor 10K as my first proper 10K race. It was a fabulous experience, and one I hope to repeat.   Race day arrived on a Saturday in October, I drove down to Bangor. Leaving the car and moving through the...

Writing a book very often requires research. The form that research takes however, can be diverse, very diverse indeed. Let's look at a book I'm currently writing, on nutrition for runners, within that envelope I've come across all manner of different pieces of...

Injured?  It's time to look inward.   Lots of you know me from my social media work and from racing, and you'll already know I'm working on performance improvement for all runners.    One of the principal areas that runners can make strategic...

When do you want to start? For lots of runners knowing where to start (and how) can be a tricky problem.  I get it, for many of us starting out as a runner isn't easy - there isn't a 'beginners training plan'not everyone has a group of friends who are already...

Here's something that might not inspire you.....the expression it's time to take stock.  I'm currently on the train travelling up from London and the opportunity has popped up for me to write this post, it wasn't planned it just presented itself.  You might...

Hi!  If you read my blog at Focusedperformance then you’ll know I love to help people run, regardless of where they are right now.    I’m Geoff and I’m a British Athletics Running Coach and I’ve written a top 10 amazon ebook called The Runners Guide to...

Are you using a training log? No? Then I'm here to tell you it’s time to start, and it's not just historical record keeping that logs are useful for. A bit like starting a gym membership in January, then letting it lapse in March, keeping a log seems like a great idea...

Motivation Zig Ziglar the great American motivational speaker once said that motivation doesn’t last.  His response to his own quote was a simple line: Motivation doesn’t last, but neither does bathing and that’s why we recommend it daily.  I’m one of those...

Originally this article was all set to be an account of my race at Trail Betws, I’m so pleased with the race and how fun it was, and I want to get that written up and posted for you.    But as I wrote this, the article changed in to my thoughts on...

Are you a runner? Then read this article if you’d like to have a resource which will help you in your running training – for free.   Welcome to Focused performance, I’m Geoff and I’m a runner, on road and in the Mountains. I’m incredibly passionate about running...