Often people struggle with motivation to get out the door and train in Winter so we have put together a few tips to help keep you motivated and running. Wet Weather Gear- ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Wearing the right clothing for Read more
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now. Think of your training to Queenstown Marathon as this tree. There is no 12 week solution to this problem although 12 weeks is a start. Do you know what is better than 12 Read more
Blue Lake, it’s now a tradition for us. We first attended 6 years ago, in it’s second year of running. Small and grassroots it has now grown and become more and more ‘festival’ like (but still totally weird and wacky with the usual suspects showing up). In previous iterations Kerry Read more
One of the questions that we get asked a lot is ‘What should my longest run be in the build up to race day?’ We figured now is a good time to answer that question. Unlike training for a half-marathon or marathon, athletes need not gradually extend their Weekly Long Read more
With 5 months to go until Tarawera, now is a great time to practice race day nutrition in your long runs and Super Sundays. Nutrition is an area people often struggle with on race day because it is something that they forget to train. When planning race day nutrition consider Read more
Training to Tarawera – here and now. We are in August! 28 weeks until Tarawera 2022! So what should you be doing with your training now? The training you should be focusing on now always needs to take into account what you have been doing, and where your training needs Read more
The 100 mile distance, for many it’s the ultimate distance challenge.So how do you know if you have what it takes to toe a 100 mile start line? This is a question, that in our role as coaches, we get a lot of. We have coached several hundred runners to 100 Read more
Standing on the starting line of Tarawera Ultra Marathon this year I was full of excitement and anticipation. 2020 had been a year of injury for me, from January’s hip injury, to March’s stress fracture that plagued me through to October, a torn ligament in my ankle, that was followed Read more
Here Ali catches up with Registered Dietitian Sara Widdowson from @yourmonthly about all things menstrual cycle, hormones, menopause and dietary needs for women who run a lot. Sara imparts information in a really clear and easy to interpret way. I really enjoyed this chat, well worth a listen. If you Read more
