As a runner, you might think that pushing yourself to your limits is the key to achieving your personal bests. However, did you know that taking it easy is just as important for reaching your running goals? Enter the recovery run, a crucial element in any runner's training regimen, whether you're preparing for a marathon or simply looking to improve your endurance.
It's a common refrain for runners: strengthening the gluteal muscles is crucial, especially when seeking guidance from physiotherapists during injury recovery. But have you ever wondered about the true significance of the glutes during running? And can exercises like glute bridges actually make a difference?
Note from RT: The author is offering some brief guidelines to strength training in running. If you wish to explore this more you should consult an accredited professional before proceeding with your strength program.
Developing power specific to distance running
By Mark Blomeley for The Runner's Tribe' Run School
The more powerful...
At What Age do Aussie Marathon Runners Peak?
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In an attempt to assess the ideal age for marathon runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest male marathon runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
Facts
Average Age: 28 ½
Median...
Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series
Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m
Part 2 – Why have we underachieved?
Part 3 – How we can become better
Part 4 – Coe as a Junior
Part 4. Cracking the Coed
An Analysis of Seb Coe’s Junior Performances...
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“The marathon was what it was all about in those days.” – Pat Carroll
Profile
Coaches: Pat Clohessy, Dick Telford
Date of birth: 17 August 1961
Personal Bests
1500m: 3:39.03
3000m: 7:47.66
5000m: 13:25.49
10,000m: 28:30.55
10,000m road: 28:00
Half marathon: 61:11
Marathon: 2:09.39
Career...
My name is Jess Pascoe and I am an Australian athlete currently attending the University of Florida in America.
I fell in love with running on the country dirt roads in my hometown of Forbes, NSW. I was the kid who did everything and ran to and from all my...
Running is such a tough individual sport and it is the runners around me who keep me motivated. I joined Gregor’s (Gregor Gojrzewski) training group at Essendon 6 years ago when I was 15. The head of sport at high school encouraged me to join an athletics club as...
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“The average I run per day is 11-12 miles for six days a week. But it’s not easy miles” – Bernard Lagat
If there is an athlete that epitomizes longevity, then five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat is that man. Lagat has been an elite athlete...
The second fastest marathon runner in history is the total package. Machine on the track, machine on the roads. Amazing kick, and a major championship performer.We took a look at a bunch of sessions that Bekele completes on a regular basis in the lead-up to a major marathon.
