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RUNNERS!

Your marathon training is nearly done by now.

But preparation isn’t.

Taper uncertainty.
Race-day nerves.
Decision-making when the plan starts to wobble.

That’s what An Evening on Marathon Preparation is about.

📅 27 March
📍 Giant Store Lincoln
🎟 Only a handful of places remain

This is a small, focused event - not a big motivational talk.

Refreshments, goodie bags, a professional athlete, a coach, a sport psychologist. What's missing?!

If you’re running a spring marathon and want clarity in the final week, this will be hugely valuable.

👉 Tickets: https://www.tixtree.com/e/an-evening-on-marathon-preparation-4827270294e0

Most “marathon masterclasses” overcomplicate everything.

Technique rabbit-holes.
Rigid gel schedules.
Routines sold as performance hacks.
Injury-prevention promises that don't hold up.

Some of it has a place, but without context it often:
- sends runners chasing false narratives
- turns complexity into “certainty”
- promotes ritual over understanding

So I’ve put together something different.

An Evening on Marathon Preparation (27 March, Giant Store Lincoln) is a focused, expert-led evening on what actually matters in the final weeks before a marathon:

✅ taper - what’s happening physiologically and psychologically
✅ race-day strategy + decision-making under fatigue
✅ preparation that’s contextual (not one-size-fits-all)
✅ 7th fastest EVER British Marathon runner
✅ proper panel Q&A so you can ask what matters to your race

Speakers:

Abbie Donnelly (pro marathon runner)

Nicole Wells (sport & exercise psychologist)

Shane Robinson (health & performance coach)

If you’re running a spring marathon and you want clarity - not noise - you’ll get a lot from this.

Tickets: £30 early bird / £50 standard. Limited capacity. (Early bird ends 9th March)
👉 https://www.activeedge.io/marathon-masterclass

APPLIED RUNNING DRILLS at Doddington Hall

Every Monday | 6:45-7:30pm | Padel Courts, Doddington Hall, Lincoln LN6 4RU

https://www.activeedge.io/running-drills

I'm leading some drills and plyometric training sessions starting next Monday, 16th Feb at Doddington Hall.

These sessions blend running drill progressions with plyometric and conditioning work.

Practical training that builds coordination, tissue tolerance, and movement capacity.

This isn't about finding the perfect running form, it's about expanding your options and adding in a new thing!

Better coordination, more resilience, greater comfort under fatigue.

They will includes

- Running drill progressions
- Plyometric exercises
- Dynamic mobility and core work
- Real-time coaching and feedback

Pricing:

Drop-in: £12.50/session
4-Week Block: £44
8-Week Block: £76 (best value - ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 16th Feb)

Limited spaces available. Book now:

https://www.activeedge.io/running-drills

“When the system stops rewarding patience, people stop being patient.”

Ron read a provocative article recently that argues a whole generation has turned to gambling (crypto, sports betting, prediction markets) because the traditional pathways to “success” are functionally broken. The old bargain of show up, work hard for 30 years, get rewarded doesn’t exist anymore.

The essay’s argument is that this makes sense. When your options are “definitely stuck” versus “probably stuck but with a small chance of escape,” the second option wins every time. The casino is the only place many people feel any agency at all.

But we tend to take our attitudes towards one idea, and carry them into the next. And the body is still in the old days. Safe and slow and traditional is still the approach that works for it.

You can’t skip the stress, because the body needs the signal. You can’t skip the recovery, because that’s when the actual building happens. You can’t rush the timeline, because tissue adaptation has its own clock and it doesn’t care about yours.

Maybe the body is the one place you can still trust the process.

The body doesn’t take bets. It takes work.

If you have a couple of minutes, read and share your thoughts 🙂

The Body Doesn't Bluff Training in an age of shortcuts

Those of you who don’t know, we write articles every Monday (give or take) which are published on Substack.

To start the New Year, we have curated those articles into useful categories so you can read up on your interested topics.

- Training Philosophy: Working Smarter AND Harder
- Psychology & Performance: The Mind-Body Connection
- Recovery & Adaptation: Where the Magic Happens
- Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation: Understanding Capacity
- Systems Thinking & Holistic Approaches
- The Greatest Hits

Thank you for all of your support to date. Whenever we receive messages about our writing it really does make our day.



https://theactiveedge.substack.com/p/everything-weve-learned-about-performance

If you didn’t already know - we write a weekly newsletter on Substack called The Active Edge ✍️

It’s our little corner of the internet where we share thoughts on performance, psychology, recovery, and training, and what it really looks like to pursue something fully - whatever the endeavour.

We’re not trying to be gurus. We just enjoy writing, learning out loud, and exploring the messy, fascinating stuff that comes with trying to get the best out of yourself (or helping someone else do the same).

Some recent favourites:
👯 How to Lose A Goal in 10 Days – Shane delivers a hilarious anti-guide to sabotaging your own goals. A tongue-in-cheek reminder that recovery, realism, and self-awareness still beat ego and hype.

🤓 What Now? Updating the Feedback Loop – Ronny reflects on that quiet post-race moment and why it’s the perfect time to ask deeper questions - about identity, goals, and what your next challenge really means.

🎯 Post-event Recovery: A Simple Guide to Getting Back on Track – Yasmin shares a no-nonsense guide to post-race recovery - covering hydration, sleep, movement, and when to book that sports massage.

🫣 “It’s Not Me, It’s …” – Nicole unpacks why we blame traffic when we fall short and credit mindset when we succeed.

We’d love for you to check it out if that sounds like your kind of thing - or just to be nosey and see what we’re rambling about each week 😄

Here’s the link to read & subscribe if you fancy:
👉 https://theactiveedge.substack.com

Thanks to everyone who already reads—we really appreciate it ❤️

The Active Edge | Substack Performance for all. Click to read The Active Edge, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

🌈 Thankful for our amazing clients and their incredible journeys.

No more New Year, New Me nonsense!

As we embrace the new year, let's focus on becoming the best versions of ourselves (not NEW versions)—step by step, day by day. At Active Edge, we're here to support your journey towards improved health and performance, making each goal a stepping stone to a better you.