“YOU CAN’T OUT TRAIN A BAD DIET”

“YOU CAN’T OUT TRAIN A BAD DIET”

MY PB

The runner Hannah Philips

Day job Blogger, writer

The result Running a 5K PB of 26mins 27secs – knocking 2mins 3secs off her previous best

Social running is important to Hannah

When Hannah Philips, 31, from Wales, decided she wanted to better her 5K time, deciding who her role model would be was easy: Mo Farah, of course! What better person to take inspiration from than Britain’s most successful Olympic track and field athlete? Hannah met Mo last September in a chance encounter at the Hilton hotel in Newcastle, after taking part in the Great North Run. She’d always been a huge fan but, after that, he became an icon to her. After running her first marathon last year, Hannah had lost her mojo, and decided to get it back by setting herself a new training goal. With Mo as her inspiration, she researched his training regime, finding an article online documenting his daily diet. While she knew she couldn’t rack up 100+ miles a week like Mo, or head to Kenya for a spot of high-altitude training, eating a bowl of Frosties for breakfast, like Mo, was doable. After following his diet (according to the BBC article) to the letter for a full week, adding some more quality sessions to her training schedule and documenting her progress on social media with the hashtag #whatwouldmodo, she picked up an impressive PB at her local parkrun.