The Ultimate Guide On The How, What, Why And When of Recovery Running ‘You wouldn’t flog a race horse’ and expect to see good results, so why would you expect the same of yourself? Alright, you may not consider yourself a thoroughbred, thinking more intensity is needed more frequently to get the same results as...Read More

HOW TO PREPARE IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO YOUR BIG RACE TAKE A STEP BACK – RE-JIG, RECONSIDER, REDUCE & RE-MOTIVATE THE MIND AND BODY The pre-race ritual is unique and individual. No one can tell you what works for you – the years of training in different locations, terrains and times of the...Read More

HOW YOUR LACK OF ENERGY IS PROBABLY ANYTHING BUT CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ALL RUNNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND CAN IDENTIFY HOW FATIGUE FEELS Every step is a chore. You feel the cold more than usual. Sore throats and illnesses are second nature. Your muscles are achey and weak, ESPECIALLY in the morning. Just getting out the door is...Read More

LEARN TO RACE, WITHOUT RACING… AND BECOME A MORE CONSISTENT RACER Sounds simple eh? Well it can be, here’s how… Going into race week, how often do we pose ourselves questions that we expect to answer during the race itself?  “Can I last the distance?””What pace should I set off at?” or “How will I...Read More

How to create a weekly training plan that you’ll stick to in the long run Do you know what you call a runner that claims to have set themselves a weekly speed session and stuck to it first time round? That’s right… A goddamn LIAR We’ve all been there, lying awake, tossing and turning, thinking THIS...Read More

CHRONICALLY STRESSED? PREPARE TO BE CHRONICALLY ILL & CHRONICALLY INJURED – SO WHY DON’T WE ADDRESS IT? It’s not long after you pick up the sport of running that you begin to figure things out for yourself. It’s part of discovering the enjoyment of running and growing as a runner overtime. There will always be...Read More

DOWNHILL TRAINING TIPS FOR TRAIL RUNNERS Descending the International Snowdon Mountain Race, arriving at the summit in 5th position and finishing in 2nd place overall Your first foray into the world of trail running can be an exhilarating yet trepidacous experience. Long forgotten by many, the first arrival at the top of a descent down a...Read More

FIGURING OUT WHAT MAKES YOU TICK AS A RUNNER Recently new to running, or looking to step up to the next level and looking at where to begin? Yeah… I hear you, it’s hard to know where to start, basing most of our assumptions from running at high school or looking to see what others...Read More

This often overlooked training session regularly gets bypassed for something deemed a little more juicy, but the very thing these uncultured athletes are missing from their trail running pallet, could in fact be the very thing that progresses them to the next level. We all want to progress. Whether it’s faster, stronger or in our ability...Read More