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

Correct vs Poor Running Form When it comes to long distance running, poor form’s a coming for ya! As the run progresses, the muscles begin to tire, old habits begin to seep back in and the form begins to dip. Starting the long run or race running economically, efficiently and conserving energy, the trajectory of...Read More

The dietary discipline to how we approach exercise and nutrition is often stronger on the ’pre’ side of the workout than the ‘post’. Understandable. We’ve got the job done, we got through the workout and we no longer have an immediate need to consider our physical well-being for an impending session or race. However, how...Read More

Nothing can be accomplished without having the drive and desire to do so. However. it’s important to separate this from ‘motivation’. To achieve a specific goal or dream you can often feel that you have the ‘drive’, ‘desire’ or feel ‘inspired’ to do it, but when the time comes for the run, the motivation to...Read More

YOU CAN’T WIN ‘EM ALL! (AND WHY THAT’S A GOOD THING…) ‘Failure’ isn’t failure, but instead, it’s one of the few times we can truly train our mental endurance Down on last year’s race time, being beaten by that runner you always beat, legs and lungs just not working like you know they can do…...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 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

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