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Resolutions, Dreams & Goals: The Difference

Posted on January 11, 2017 by James Clay

“Training is having a goal, being intentional in your actions, your effort has purpose and your energy has focus” – James Clay, to every athlete he has ever and will ever coach. Firstly, fuck resolutions.   There, I said it. … Continue reading →

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What Does A Running Coach Do?

Posted on January 2, 2017 by James Clay

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1789. I’d like to add something to that list please Ben, if you don’t mind. The other cast iron definite, an unwavering truth, a … Continue reading →

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40 Before 40: #5 Qualify as a running coach

Posted on October 14, 2016 by James Clay

No thought could have been further from my mind on that 2009 evening, as I threw up in an alley less than a kilometre in to my first ever run and stumbled home in tears, but last weekend I qualified as … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Learned How To Run?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by James Clay

26.2 miles is a long way to be alone with your thoughts and during the recent Copenhagen Marathon it was just me and them for most of the course. I wanted to share with you one of the things that … Continue reading →

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Every Day Is A School Day (part 1)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by James Clay

It’s an old adage, that every day is a school day, but a true one. Even more so when you spend the day in a classroom, which is what I did last weekend as I started the Coach in Running … Continue reading →

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