The next 3 weeks will focus on improving our stamina at speed by combining the three keys to performance; lifting the knees to lengthen the stride, focus on breathing and concentration and arm movement for power, momentum and pace.
Over the next three weeks, the idea is to continue to lengthen the distance of the fartlek [...]
Hard to believe it is only six weeks to go until the City2Surf. Where has the year gone!
This week we will continue doing runs with increased focus on performance. There is a fartlek run on Tuesday and you should start to concentrate on our breathing.
One of the things I’ve noticed is that many social runners [...]
I’m not a sports physio and I don’t like running injuries so I try my best to avoid them. Having said that, I have had a fair few, so if you have an injury, I can empathise with you.
Running injuries usually come in the form of pains in the joints, pulled muscles, twisted ankles, stress [...]
Training should be a mix of easy and hard workout sessions. In some training sessions you will go flat out, and you need to do this occasionally in order to build your anaerobic conditioning, but you also want to make sure you don’t over exert yourself too often.
Remember that when you are training, you should [...]
Continue reading about Calculating your Ideal Training Level
We are starting to get into the serious part of the program and it is time to begin putting some more effort into our training. You don’t want to get too comfortable with jogging day in and day out, or your performance will suffer.
There are a lot of things you can do to improve your [...]
