Crippled by a marathon?? Here are some tips to bounce back better after your next big race. Experienced runners & great coaches know marathons are all about preparation & recovery. Just arriving at the start line injury free & in great shape requires solid planning, training and most importantly recovery. It is no surprise that these … [Read more...]
Snow Fitness
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Strengthen up before you hit the slopes this year or risk an injury. Winter is here & this weekend marks the official opening of the Australian ski season. While the first days skiing or snowboarding of the season is a welcome return for most, many people arrive on the slopes out of shape. This puts you at increased risk of injury so if you … [Read more...]
Recover & refresh before your next event
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Recovery is the key to successful running. Whether you’re an elite or just getting started, like many of those who took part in the Mother’s Day Classic events around Australia on the weekend, we all need to recover from our exercise. This is especially true for all those participating in this weekend’s North Face 100 or other events such as the … [Read more...]
New Shoes & post race blues…
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we all recover from a fantastic long weekend, and look towards May and beyond there is some great events on the horizon. Whether you’re running the North Face 100, Wild Endurance, the SMH half marathon, other road races or tackling 4 or 8km in the Mothers day Classic, May has some fantastic events for all. But what happens after your big race. … [Read more...]
Fat Ass Run, New Years Day
January 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps! Beginners NOT encouraged.” This is some of the helpful info on the website for Beyond the Black Stump (BBS). It’s not an exclusive event that turns its nose at participants (far from it in fact) but its not an easy event and has grown out of a small group of bush runners keen to start the year off with a … [Read more...]
From little things big things grow
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Powering up the hill to Coogee past the Federal Sports Minister, Mark Arbib, Caleb Hart looks strong, light on his feet and ready for New York. Closely behind Juan Darwin and Charlie Maher cruise up the hill in one of their final runs on Australian soil before flying out on Monday to run the New York Marathon. On Sunday 7th November Caleb, Juan, … [Read more...]
Ironing out the wrinkles
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Thank goodness for the remedial massage, or otherwise my legs would be as tight as drum. Its no holiday on the table as the therapist pummels my calves, hamstrings, ITB’s, gluts and quads but it definitely relieves the tight muscles. In fact massage is a crucial element in my injury prevention strategy, especially when I’m training hard. Managing … [Read more...]
New York here we come…
October 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With just over 2 weeks to go until I head to NY for this years marathon (my first NY marathon) I’m at that stage where I’ve just about finished all of the hard work. My longest runs are behind me and now I’m concentrating on all the small things before the event to give myself the best chance on the 7th November. Yesterday I completed a ‘race … [Read more...]
A little bit of Chilean inspiration…
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One thing I love about exercise, sport (& especially running) is the great tales of people overcoming adversity and rising above it all. Tales of athletes completing gut churning workouts to extract their best performances, or other athletes escaping internal troubles, addictions or even war and famine. It just makes the hairs on the back of my … [Read more...]
Sydney Stair Running Workout
August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Stair running and training for fun runs using stair runs is a great alternative workout to build strength & foot speed. The “High 5’s” as I call them are a great workout to get your legs used to stair running and a good way to add in a varied run into your weekly or fortnightly program. The 5 is in reference to the 5 different sets of stairs … [Read more...]
