When You Have A System That Works: Mess With It
When you have a system that’s working why not mess with it? One day hard followed by two days easy has been working well for me lately. In fact…
Ultra Marathon Training: Block 3 Weeks 9-12
The last 4 weeks of training was a bigger challenge than I anticipated. Well off target for quite a few sessions. I tried not to dwell on them too much.…
The Power Of Easy Runs
Why is it so hard to get easy runs right? Attention always goes to the high flyers. The threshold runs, the VO2max intervals, the long runs, the hill repeats,…
Habits Beat Motivation
Motivation is over rated. You will do better putting effort into creating habits. Motivation Is Limited I’m not saying motivation isn’t any good. It is in fact quite…
Ultra Marathon Training: Block 2 Weeks 5-8
There’s a reason we skip hard training. It is hard. The past 4 weeks were a re-education for my body on hard training. I started to feel really good…
Training Balance: Going Fast and Far
I can shuffle out some long distances. The pace won’t get me anywhere near my goals. This brings me to the classic dilemma of most runners: How do you balance…
Ultra Marathon Training: Block 1 Weeks 1-4
It has felt like years since I really trained fast. With ultra marathon training I’d become pretty good at shuffling my way over long distances. I get a lot out…
Training Plan Overview 2018: 7 Steps To Setup Your Running
How do you plan your training? Do you get the most out of yourself? Will you achieve your goals? There are 7 steps I take to developing my training…
2018 Running Goals
Big goals have you do more than just go through the motions. I need to make my running come alive. It has been too long since I’ve run something…
Do You Run Everyday?
Every runner gets asked, do you run everyday? For some the answer is yes. For most of us it is no. To some degree I aim to run…