How to “choose your own adventure” to match your nutrition to your training
By Alex Dreyer - Runner's Tribe
Last month’s blog (click to view) was an introduction into periodisation of your diet to suit certain types of training phases and cycles. This month will focus on the specifics of periodisation,...
FinalSurge.com is the training and coaching platform that empowers athletes and coaches to reach fitness and performance excellence like never before. The new Final Surge App makes it so easy to track workouts... that workouts actually get tracked... and the workout tracking contains the detailed data needed to optimize...
Last year Australia's Russ Dessaix-Chin wrote this colourful and informative description of 'The Surprise Fartlek' for RT's workout series. We present it again for new and returning readers.
Fartlek definition via Oxford Dictionaries online
A system of training for distance runners in which the terrain and pace are continually varied.
Origin 1940s:...
Marathon Training & Performance
Since commencing personalised training programs in 2009, the Front Runner coaching team has been primarily focused on assisting both recreational and competitive runners competing in events ranging from 5km to the Marathon, as well as Full and Half Ironman Triathlon.
Over time, the tracking of data (through...
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You know the drill. Aching knee, tight hip, quads locking up- time for the foam roller. Surprise surprise, the good old foam roller actually works best if you use it when you are niggle free, a few minutes a day can make all...
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“There is an advantage to being the first mover. When you can get a surge, get your move in, everyone is reacting to you.”
This was a quote I saw (thanks to letsrun.com) from former college runner Elijah Greer, after he made a decisive move,...
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The calf muscles (gastrocnemius muscles) of the average runner do a serious amount of work. They simultaneously work to propel us forward (driving up a hill for example) as well as slowing us down (during a descent for example).
Strong calves are vital. Being...
By Ben Green
B.Sc (Hons) Exercise & Health
Level 4 Distance Coach IAAF
Know Your Aerobic Training Zones
VO2 Max, Steady, Threshold….what does it all mean? Knowing your individual aerobic training zones is crucial to ensuring you maximise the adaptations you can achieve from each planned workout or training run as well as...
WORLD’S LEADING AUTHORITY IN RUNNING-RELATED INJURIES TO HOLD AUSTRALIA’S FIRST MASTER CLASS
Dr Bryan Heiderscheit, one of the world’s foremost clinical researchers in the diagnosis and treatment of running-related injuries, is to bring his ground-breaking master class to Australia.
“Examination and Treatment of Running Injuries” is a two day master class...
6 Quick & Easy Post-Run Stretches for the Time Poor Runner
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Busy? Time poor? Find yourself hardly ever stretching? Yep, join the club.
Below, in no particular order, are 6 key post-run (or pre) stretches that are ideal for preventing injuries and keeping...
