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Why do I do dumb stuff?
Most people do not wake up on a Saturday and think, I might go for a gentle jog, then accidentally end up entered in an Ultra with 3000m of Vert, a compulsory gear list, and Read more
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Ready to 100? Your 100 mile warrant of fitness
A 100 miler is a big day out, but it is not a mystical distance reserved for genetically gifted lunatics. For most athletes it is a project, not a miracle, and the best results come Read more
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Integrity in sport is not optional
Most athletes enter races with good intentions. They want to challenge themselves, finish something hard, maybe surprise themselves with what they are capable of. Very few people line up intending to cheat. But integrity in Read more
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Best foot forward. Maintaining your feet for ultra.
Oooky trigger warning! The following post contains some yucky foot pics Your feet are the only bit of you that actually has to finish an ultra. Your lungs can whinge, your quads can threaten to Read more
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Training paces and RPE
Understand trading paces, different metrics and how to transpose them to RPE
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Finding my statistical cousins. The conclusive guide to establishing finishing times and pacing your perfect Ultra.
If you coach long enough, you realise most athletes are trying to answer two different questions that get mashed together into one. Question one is prediction: what finish time is realistic for me on this Read more
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Estimating your finish time for an event
How to estimate your probable finish time at a future event
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Training is important but execution is key
The next few minutes of reading might shave a fair whack off your Tarawera time. Welcome to the self-doubt riddled sharpen/taper phase.Here’s a few questions we get in the last few weeks to race day, Read more
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Stagnation?
An athlete reached out stating that they feel as though they have been holding station a bit and were wondering where the gains had gone. Hopefully my response is of interest or use to a wider audience.