Jane Robinson Fitness, Calne (2026)

08/09/2026

My coaching doors are currently closed.

I’ll be reopening on 26th October 2026.

If you want first dibs, get yourself on the waitlist through the link in my bio. 💪✨

07/09/2026

Training Diaries | Taper week T-1 week to Divona 🏔️

12 miles. 3 runs. 2 strength sessions. Lots of hip mobility.
And a whole heap of taper brain.

I’ve gone from:
“I CAN’T WAIT. LET’S GOOOO.”

to
“Do I have a cold?”
“Why does my glute hurt?”
“Why do my knees hurt?”
“Why am I still so tired?”
“OH MY GOD.”
😂

It’s been a week.

The biggest wobble came Thursday morning when I woke up with my “bad” knee feeling sore and my hip feeling tight.

It immediately took me back 3+ years, when that knee became a real disrupter.
And for a moment, it was hard not to panic.

But a lot has changed since then.
I KNOW my body is strong now.
I know how much work I’ve put in.
And I know that aches and weird sensations can be part of tapering as your body recovers and absorbs months of training.

The sensation is real.
The catastrophe my brain wants to attach to it isn’t necessarily real.
Which is a useful thing to remember.

The other thing I’ve been thinking about is decision-making.

I’m planning for race day, but I don’t want to give myself so many options that a sleep-deprived, 50-mile-deep-in-the-race version of me can’t make a simple decision.

So:
Drop bag options = streamlined = minimal faff.
Nutrition = simple.
Checkpoints = fewer choices to be made.

Hopefully I won’t hate everything I’ve packed after 50 miles. 😂

Is this a lesson in organisation?
Planning?
Keeping things simple?
Yes probably.

So if you’ve got a race coming up and you’re entering that final-week “WTAFFFFF” phase...

You’re not alone.
Don’t suddenly decide you need to change everything.
Definitely don’t try to squeeze in extra training.

Keep things simple.
Trust the work you’ve already done.
And get yourself to the start line.

Less than a week.
The adventure is about to begin. 🏔️✨

04/09/2026

Just because you’re in taper doesn’t mean you can become a potato. 🥔 (However tempting that sounds…)

Your body still needs to move — otherwise you risk feeling super sluggish on that start line. Been there, done that. 😬

Your runs should be getting shorter & easier the closer you get to race day — and your strength sessions should do the same.

8 days out — where I am now: I’m still strength training, but the volume is coming right down. I’m keeping some load/intensity in there, but doing less overall and making sure I finish the session feeling like I could have done more.

Race week: this is where you really start to deload. Maybe a light weights session at the start of the week, then a short bodyweight/mobility session a few days out. Nothing that leaves you sore or fatigued — just enough to keep the body moving well.

The goal of a taper isn’t to stop moving.

It’s to reduce the training load while keeping your body feeling strong, mobile & ready to run. 🏃‍♀️✨

31/08/2026

Training Diaries | Aug 24th – Aug 30th T-2 weeks to Divona 🏔️

Welcome to Taper Town...where everything feels a bit off.
Body tired…brain creating extra drama because why not. 😂

Taper has started and mentally I am VERY relieved to not be juggling big training volume anymore.

All of a sudden logistics are SO much easier which has been delightful.

Physically? My body is knackered.
Aches. Pains. Random bits of soreness.

I KNOW these can be part of the taper process as your body finally gets a chance to absorb all the training. But that doesn’t stop me imagining what injury that achy glute could be…and how its definitely going to bench me before Sept 12th.

And then there’s the dreams. Oh, the dreams. They have been FUN!

So far I’ve been on the start line in wellies instead of trainers, realised I haven’t done my drop bag, and discovered ALL my batteries are flat. (Including the power banks.) So I’m looking forward to seeing what other catastrophes my brain can conjure up between now and race day.

Welcome to the Taper Tantrums...😂

Saturday I threw myself out into the pi***ng rain because I can’t control the weather on race day. I started in a waterproof - It was way too warm for that, I lasted a whole 5mins feeling like a boil in a bag! So I got soaked through instead. Bring back the sun please. ☀️

But the biggest lesson this week was about trusting myself.

When I looked at my plan, there was a LOT more volume scheduled than I actually ended up doing.

A few years ago I’d have pushed through. Told myself I was being a baby. Done the sessions anyway.

This time I messaged my coach and said:
“I’m very tired. My body is very tired. I’d prefer to be a bit undercooked on the start line than try and push through.”

That was 100% the right decision.
I know my body better than anyone else.

And sometimes knowing when to back off is just as important as knowing when to push.

So if you’re sitting there at the moment wondering “why the hell did I sign up for this damn race?”
Same. Same 😂
But at the end of the day it’s all about the big adventure, innit?

Two weeks.
Let’s fu***ng go. 🏔️✨🥳

27/08/2026

100 miles doesn’t happen overnight.

And sometimes, the most important part of an endurance goal isn’t the thing everyone sees.

It’s the work happening quietly in the background.

This client came to me with a big dream goal: a 100-mile ultra.

He already had a running coach…he’d reached out to me as strength work was happening maybe once a week and fairly ad hoc. As the running volume increased, old ni**les were starting to make themselves known again.

He knew I had the knowledge on how to strength train to run. And wanted to ensure he could quiet the ni**les and achieve his dream of smashing the 100 miler.

So we focused on making strength a consistent, structured part of the overall training.

Balancing (not replacing) the running.
Not adding endless hours in the gym.

Build a stronger, more resilient body that could support the demands of the big dream…training for & running a 100mile race.

Then came the milestones:
→ 30 miles / 4,000ft → 47 miles / 3,100ft → 100 miles / 15,000ft

And throughout that progression:
No injuries. No ni**le flare-ups. A body that kept showing up.

After completing the 100-miler, the feedback was simple:
“Without the strength work, it would have been a very different experience.”

And THAT is why I bang on about strength for endurance athletes.
Because you don’t just need to be fit enough to complete your goal.
You need a robust body that can handle the training demands that will get you there.

If you’re increasing your mileage, training for an ultra, or constantly dealing with the same ni**les, ask yourself:

Is your strength training actually supporting your running — or is it just something you’re trying to squeeze in when you have time or you’re back rehabbing that same ni**le?

Because big endurance goals need strong foundations.

And you don’t have to wait until something hurts to start building yours.

If you’re ready for some support on this.

DM “STRENGTH” and lets chat about how I can help you do JUST that.

25/08/2026

I know, I know 😭

I’m going to be closing my coaching doors on September 1st.

And it’s for ALL the right reasons.

If you’ve been following this page for a while, hopefully you know how passionate I am about coaching my clients to the highest level and helping them achieve epic s**t.

You might also have noticed I’ve got a pretty big race coming up… 👀

So I’ve made the decision to close my books for a while, because I want to be 100% confident that:

1. My current clients’ coaching delivery doesn’t drop.
You’ve put your trust in me, and you deserve the highest level of service I can give you.

That means that even whilst I’m out in the Welsh wilds, my clients will know exactly what they’re doing for the week ahead. Their plans are sorted. Their coaching is covered. Nothing gets dropped.

2. I can go fully immerse myself in an epic adventure in mid-Wales, come home, recover properly… and actually switch off.

I don’t want to be worrying about being slow to respond to messages, queries or anything else when I should be focused on racing, recovering and coming back properly.

Everything I do is centred around you — the client who has trusted me with your strength & running — and I want to make damn sure my standards don’t slip.

So, before the doors close on September 1st, I’ll only be taking on a limited number of new clients.

Then the books will be CLOSED until later this year.

So if you’ve got a race booked for spring 2027…

Or you’re close to finally pushing the button on that race you’ve been eyeing up…

This is your sign.

Stop second-guessing yourself. Put yourself first. Let’s make 2027 your strongest running year yet. 🫡🎯

And I’m not bulls**tting you on this one — when those spaces are full, they’re FULL.

No sneaky “just one more space” nonsense.

September 1st. Doors closed.

24/08/2026

Training Diaries | Aug 17th – Aug 23rd T-3 weeks to Divona 🏔️

50 miles.
Last BIG week of training.
And boy was I t.i.r.e.d.

I’ve had four big training weeks back-to-back, which has meant a LOT of accumulated fatigue.
And by the end of this week I was definitely feeling it. Physically. Mentally.

And, if I’m honest, in my confidence too.
There were some moments of:
“Oh gawd. This is SO hard. How am I going to do this?”

Which I think is worth sharing.
Because sometimes you can look at someone else’s training and think they’re smashing it, while you don’t see the fatigue, the doubts, the tiredness or the bits where they’re wondering what the hell they’ve signed themselves up for.

Also, a massive caveat: I am very aware that I have more flexibility with my hours than many people.
If you’re training for something big while juggling an office job, kids, a partner, commuting, family life and all the other stuff that fills your 24 hours...
Massive fu***ng kudos to you.
We do not all have the same 24 hours.

The weekend was the absolute highlight of the week though — my final Divona recce with lovely Claire.
So much joy.So much chat.So much laughter.
And an Airbnb with a hot tub for “recovery purposes”.
Top notch. 😂

And now...

3 weeks to go.

HOW?!

The big training is done.

And I need to remind myself that feeling completely knackered right now does NOT mean I’m not ready for race day.

I’ve been training tired. Race day will be different.
I’ll be tapered, rested, recovered and refuelled.

The work is done. Now I get to let my body absorb it.

So if you’re eyeing up a big adventure and thinking “Could I actually do that?”
You don’t have to know the answer yet.
You just have to be brave enough to start & see what happens along the way💪✨

20/08/2026

Yes my shoe rack might be full of running trainers…they ALL have purpose…and there’s always room for a couple more pairs 👀😂

17/08/2026

Training Diaries | Aug 10th – Aug 16th T-4 weeks to Divona 🏔️

Well.

This week proper chewed me up and spat me out.

40 miles. 4 runs. 2 strength sessions.
And a heatwave that seemed determined to make every single thing harder than it needed to be.

I love the heat. But this week? It got to me.

Sleep was rubbish. Eating enough was harder because I just wasn’t hungry. And Sunday’s long run in baking heat with absolutely no cover was… 1star would not recommend. 😂

And I think this is worth sharing because peak training isn’t glamorous or fun.

Eventually, if you’re training for something big, you hit the weeks where the volume is high, recovery is harder and you’re just… very tired.

You might get halfway through a long run and wonder how the hell you’re going to finish.
You might want to stop. You might want to have a little cry. (I did both these things).
And that’s okay. You can do hard things AND find them hard.

There was some joy in this weeks training though…
On Wednesday I timed my evening run with the eclipse, I had the trails completely to myself while the light slowly changed. It was bloody magical.
Until a fly flew into my ear in the last mile. Vibe somewhat ruined. 😂

So if you’re in the hard bit of your own training right now, here’s what I want you to know:
Being tired doesn’t mean you’re failing.
Finding something hard doesn’t mean you’re not capable.
And having a wobble doesn’t erase all the work you’ve already done.
Peak weeks are supposed to feel like a grind sometimes.
You’re allowed to be tired. You’re allowed to struggle. You’re allowed to cry.

Don’t give up because it’s hard…back yourself & keep going.💪✨

12/08/2026

Reasons to follow or unfollow me because I’m liking this trend (yes I might be a little late but hey 😂)  If you’re wanting someone as a coach who gets peri/menopause, strength training andddd running - here I am!  I do love a good yap about all things running & I will absolutely hype you up to lift heavier(for you) in the gym, go explore the trails & absolutely believe that age isn’t a reason to start holding back 💪✨

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