Forest running, commonly called trail running, is more than just running. It is also connecting with the outdoors. Compared to road running, trail running is more fun and adventurous. Fun because of the beautiful scenery and melodious sounds of nature that embrace you when running, and adventurous because of the rough and hilly terrains that…
Trail running is fun, but where do you find new trail routes if you live in a city and are surrounded by tall buildings and tarmacked roads? Good question. This article outlines wonderful tips that will help you discover new running routes wherever you are. Apps like All Trails, Strava, Map my Run, are great…
Finding new trail running routes is a challenge. Finding safe, new running trails is even more of a challenge. Especially if you don’t know where to look and the safety features to look for. To help ease the challenge, here are 5 features that make a safe trail running route. Unlike a narrow trail with…
Atomic Habits is a self-help book written by James Clear, a world-renowned habits expert. Throughout the book, he reveals simple and practical life hacks for forming new habits and breaking bad ones. While reading this book, I noted five points that inspired my running consistency the most, and will use them to answer the most…
Trail running is another name for running in nature or untarmacked roads. For someone starting, it is more challenging than road running because of the rugged, rocky, dirt and sometimes muddy paths. However, it’s also more fun. From my 5 years of running trails, here is what to know before you begin your trail running…
I always say sleep is very clever, because tell me why it feels so good in the morning? Just when you’re about to wake up, it transitions from good to great. Hey sleep, are you trying to get me to bail on my run? After many failed attempts of trying to wake up early to…
When I got this book, I had just finished Atomic Habits and was still mooning over how amazing it was. I wasn’t expecting to be blown away again. The 5 am Club is a self-help book written by Robin Sharma. It tells an amusing, relatable, educative, and inspiring story of two struggling strangers ( the…
Values are principles that guide our decisions and motivate our actions. They are at the core of our running journey, helping us make decisions that bring us closer to our goals. Like skills, values can be learned and developed, so do not get frustrated if you don’t have any yet. Here are 9 core values…
There are two main types of stretches/exercises, namely, dynamic and static. Dynamic stretching involves moving and jumping (for about 3-5 minutes), and is performed before running to warm up the body and prevent the risk of injuries. Static stretching is done after running. It involves holding a stretch position for up to 30 seconds until…
My partner and I enjoy running in nature. Since we’ve previously run in Karura Forest and Ngong Hills, we decided to run in Oloolua Forest this time. This guide is inspired by our experience. We used a public vehicle, but the route is the same if you use a private one. Follow along, and then…
