Strength training has been shown to reduce the risk of injury in runners as well as increasing performance and helping you to recover faster. But why is this and where should you start?

On the 29th May I completed the Martin Moran Round in Torridon, in a time of 21 hours and 45 minutes, becoming the first person to repeat the round since it was created in 2022. 

I have been specifically training towards this event for three years, although in general terms you could say I’ve been preparing for it for 40 years! It was planned as a massive challenge to mark my 40th year, to prove to myself that I’m not going soft and that I still have plenty of room for improvement yet. It certainly lived up to expectations and I loved (nearly) every minute of this wild adventure!