So, you’ve got the running bug and now you want to see how you can progress? Well, before you can consider breaking the sub-four-minute barrier, there are some things that you need to take into consideration.
Training as a runner can often lead to a pretty packed schedule, so finding...
MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe
Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?
It is a proven fact that individual pain tolerance predicts endurance performance. Given two athletes with identical physical traits, the one with...
Session time, Bright has amazing running trails, grass ovals and forests all within a very short run of Altitude 1’s front door. We warm up from the front door and run to the nearby pine forest, this is a great place for our morning threshold run followed by some speed work. The trails are smooth, flat and sheltered, leading to all of us having a great session. It’s warm and sunny and we cool down back to our house happy.
Nutrition Tips for Recovering Like a Pro
By Tristan Ferris. MD. – Runner’s Tribe
It isn’t always what you eat, but when and how much you eat that is key for recovering smoothly from hard runs – whether they be races or training sessions.
Timing it Right
For optimal recovery, make sure you...
Running has been steadily growing in popularity, both as a recreational activity and a competitive sport. With only a good pair of shoes and your own determination, you can develop stronger bones, build stronger muscles, burn calories, improve your cardiovascular health, and maintain a healthy body weight. Running for...
Sleep is an important part of recovery for any and every athlete. We exist in a training world where there is a delicate balance between training hard and recovering to maximise performance, whilst also avoiding injury.
When you are running you are probably focused on your breathing, your pace, how far you’ve come, and how far you have to go. At the same time, you are most likely attempting not to focus on the pain creeping into your feet, calves, thighs, ankles, and abdomen. That...
If running keeps you going, running shoes are important for you. It seems to be such a pair of footwear which you can’t just afford losing at any cost. Isn’t it? You wear them daily and they definitely need to be maintained very well. However, after you’ve used the...
Sports stars have a long history of being involved in sponsorship and advertising, both related to their professions and for other products. From the early days of famous baseball player Babe Ruth advertising Wheaties cereal to basketball star Michael Jordan’s association with Nike, many brands have experienced a big...
Bilateral vs Unilateral Movement Development for Runners
By Mark Blomeley
Ok, so you’re probably looking at the title and thinking what the? Let me explain…
To put this simply, bilateral movement refers to a two arm or two leg movement, whereas unilateral refers to a single arm or single leg movement. In other...
