01/09/2026
Day 28 of 30. Run Stronger Series.
I've got no race in the diary at the moment. Nothing I'm building towards, no plan on the fridge, no target time I'm chasing.
But I'm always deliberate about my training.
Because the thing I actually want isn't a PB. It's to still be doing this in ten years. Out on the trails, saying yes to the weekend away running, getting up on a Sunday and going, without having to think about whether my body is up to it.
Running is where my head goes quiet. It's the hour nobody needs anything from me. And what I've found is that the thing most likely to take that away isn't age or bad luck, it's years of asking my body for the same thing over and over and never giving it anything else.
So I train for the ten years from now, not the ten weeks.
Ensuring you can run for life means.
✅️ Move more ways than just running. Giving the body the variety and challenge it needs to remain healthy in all ranges of movement.
✅️ Building the capacity. Because from 30yrs onwards we're all losing 5-7% of our muscle mass each year. And running takes strength which you can't get from just running.
✅️ Getting fitter between runs. Making sure you get the rest and recovery you need between your runs so your body can make the adaptations your training has stimulated. A tired body that you keep pushing is ripe for an injury.
✅️ Knowing what your normal feels like so you notice when it changes. And you know what to do when it does.
And the useful bit is that a body built to keep running is also a body that can carry the shopping up two flights, get down on the floor with a grandchild, and get back up again without making the noise.
6 exercises today.
Aim for 1-2 minutes of each exercise (or 1 minute per side).
I'm not training to run faster. I'm training to still be running for years to come.
Save this one for the days you can't be arsed and do it anyway 😜 And send it to the running mate who thinks she's too old to start.
Liz x
