
Keen to keep up your running regime this winter? Paula Radcliffe shares some top tips
By Abi Jackson. Published 2020-11-05
BOLD-FitnessAs a survey shows many of us want to keep up our lockdown-inspired running habits, Abi Jackson asks Paula Radcliffe for some expert advice.
Did getting outdoors to run help you cope with lockdown? You’re in good company…“Being able to get out running really helps me handle whatever’s thrown at me, and just mentally put things in perspective and make decisions and think more clearly,” says Paula Radcliffe. “There’s more oxygen going through you, and just getting outside and the endorphins as well, all really helps.”She may be a former world champion and three-time London Marathon winner, but Radcliffe is firm in her message that “if you put one foot in front of the other and you run, you’re a runner”, and thinks it’s brilliant so many people have discovered the benefits of running this year.“People had a lot of worries during lockdown – and still do. I think in the first instance, maybe a lot of people thought, ‘OK, this is my chance to get outside and keep fit’, but then they found it really helped them.”Cheshire-born Radcliffe, 46, has partnered with Flora to inspire the nation to keep active, after a survey by the brand found two-thirds (67%) of us have kept up our lockdown exercise habits. Plus, over half (58%) of people who went jogging during lockdown are now planning to sign up for running events in the future.Want to keep up your running regime through winter? We asked Radcliffe for her top tips…