"I want to run FASTER" is one of the most common things I hear from my running friends. Running faster is not actually something I think about a lot.  I am so happy to be simply running that I have become addicted to long slow runs, often with no route in mind.  I love the freedom that running gives me and sometimes I don't plan out a route, distance or goal time - I simply RUN for the sheer enjoyment of it. Chatting with two of my friends from my local parkrun last Saturday and they were … [Read more...]