Do you have a big race coming up? Or, are you just feeling a little stagnant during your runs? Do you need to shake up your training with a new challenge?
No matter what your reason for wanting to run faster, there are lots of things you can do to...
When frost blankets the ground and trails hush in the northern hemisphere, it's the off-season's silent call for trail and ultra runners. Just as nature embraces dormancy, preparing for a resurgence, winter invites runners to pause, rebuild, and gear up for an injury-resistant forthcoming season.
On a Saturday morning, a 52-year-old man collapsed, having had a cardiac arrest during a fun run. I noticed the commotion as I was driving past on my way to work and stopped. Several other runners, including a general practitioner, had already stopped to help and the ambulance service was in attendance. With everyone’s input, the man was resuscitated, taken to hospital and received stenting to the main artery down the front of his heart. The outcome was so good that it later made the front page of our local newspaper.
Whether you’re training for an upcoming marathon or just want to increase your speed and mileage for your own sake, it’s very easy for runners to fall into the trap of overtraining.
When running is a big part of your life, it’s hard to recognize when you’re doing more than...
You have probably heard the term ‘running form’ before. Like any other exercise, running performance can be significantly enhanced through an understanding and practical use of proper biomechanics. Implementing good running form has the potential to increase your efficiency as a runner and help to minimize your risk of...
The Art of Switching Off
Written By Tyson Popplestone
More isn’t always better.
You already knew that.
Athletes seem to understand it better than most people. It’s the reason we have days allocated to taking it a little easier. Resting. Recovering. We realise that in order for our performance to improve, we need...
Developing an effective nutrition plan requires patience, adaptation, and a willingness to experiment. Athletes must anticipate the challenge of replenishing the substantial calories expended during races, accounting for various factors like race pace and terrain. However, a well-structured plan significantly influences the overall race experience and satisfaction.
“There are lots of elements to running a successful marathon and I’ll bet insights into them are woven throughout all of the interviews in this book!” – Lisa Ondieki from Australian Marathon Stars
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Lisa Ondieki certainly rates as Australia’s top female marathoner, her...
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?
As a youth runner I never got injured. But then, what young runner does? Kids are made of rubber.
Act Two of my...
WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT FOOD | A COLUMN BY DAVID MCNEILL
At the risk of being condescending, and calling all runners control freaks, my experience is that habitual runners (from the hobby joggers to the Olympic medalists) share qualities of being perfectionist, pedantic, meticulous, and non-compromising....
