Becoming a Marathoner: 14 weeks to London

In just over 14 weeks time, I will be toeing the line at my first marathon, in London. That’s right, debuting with a nice small race…As someone embarking on a marathon adventure for the first time, I figured it would be well worth documenting my training in weekly blogs. In these posts I will giveContinue reading “Becoming a Marathoner: 14 weeks to London”

What I learned from running a sub 17 Parkrun

I have been training and racing in endurance sports for nearly four years now. Not a huge amount of time, granted, but you could say that I am no stranger to suffering – it has become a simple fact of life in the sports that I partake. As endurance athletes reading this, I am sureContinue reading “What I learned from running a sub 17 Parkrun”

Welcome to the blog!

Hello everyone, and a warm welcome to Planting Performance. I’m Dan Soltys: vegan cyclist and runner on a journey to see what I can achieve in endurance sports with nothing more than hard work and conscious eating. A bit of background… Brought up in Penarth, just outside Cardiff, I am the first to admit thatContinue reading “Welcome to the blog!”