From one small human to the next, unfortunately, weight loss is harder for us. We need to accept this. It is what it is, let’s not cry about it. But it’s not an excuse for it to be impossible.

Most runners fall into one of three traps… They run everything at the same "comfortably hard" threshold pace, they skip building a base because it feels too easy, or they never touch specific threshold and top-end work at all. All three lead to the same place, years of training with nothing to show for it.

You’ve all heard it before, have a cool, dark room, and no screens before bed. Many of you have tried it, but you still lie awake or fall asleep fine and wake at 2am wired for no reason.

That's because sleep is the end result of several physiological systems lining up at once - brainwave state, neurotransmitter availability, gut function, core temperature, blood sugar, and hormonal signalling.

Reducing calories alone doesn't fix a body that isn't functioning well. And a body that isn't functioning well can make fat loss far harder than it needs to be.