Coach Chats with Andy DuBois
We chat to Andy DuBois of Mile27 for the Trail and Ultra Coaches Corner.
Category: Blog
Cavalcading!
‘The Cavalcade is supposed to be a week of getting away from the normal hustle and bustle! An opportunity to see new country, catch up with old friends and meet new ones. An environment like ‘the good old days’ before we were all so tightly constrained by political correctness movement! That being said – this Read more about Cavalcading![…]
Squadcast Ep 3 – Tarawera Week w/ Zac Marion
Manic, unstructured and entertaining. Mostly for our SQUADFAM, from our Race-Week Facebook Live, here’s about an hour of ‘Tarawera chats’ including random guests and insight from ‘handsome’ Zac Marion (there are too many Ultra Zacs!) Available for download from Google Drive here. Note that SQUADcast Ep2 w/ Lucy Bartholomew is still in the edit shop Read more about Squadcast Ep 3 – Tarawera Week w/ Zac Marion[…]
Michael’s Taupo Ultra Race Report
In the first half, don’t be an idiot. In the second half, don’t be a wimp. Wise words which I attempted to follow. Leading into the race, I was confident in my base endurance. The swimming and cycling had seen to that. The 5km TT one week before was a big confidence booster. I had Read more about Michael’s Taupo Ultra Race Report[…]
Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset
Hear from Wellington squaddie Kate as she tackles something more than a little bit intrepid, Ever woken to the sounds of flute and a primal drum? Compete in Sunrise to Sunset in the Mongolia’s wild mountains and you will! You’ll also see the sun rise – and if you do the 100km – the sun Read more about Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset[…]
Mount Difficulty
Why Mount Difficulty? It’s one of my favourite vineyards, they do seriously wonderful wine. I’m not sure if this should be top of my list when choosing a race but.. well.. it was… Location, location, location… Bannockburn is an absolutely stunning part of the world, last year we helped do a bit of course clearing, Read more about Mount Difficulty[…]
Man Alone
“The Silence that fell in the hut after the explosive sound of the two shots had died away was very complete: it had a heavy and final quality” Man Alone page 130 In mid 2018 I started working on a plan to ‘recreate’ a classic piece of NZ literature by John Mulgan entitled “Man Alone”. Read more about Man Alone[…]
Tarawera 2019
Big changes for Tarawera in 2019 with 4 distances on offer in a new and exciting format. Undoubtedly more surprises ahead and an exciting future for the race entering it’s 11th year. Entries went on sale 2nd Sept with several hundred being snapped up at heavily discounted early-bird prices. Ali and I wanted to quickly Read more about Tarawera 2019[…]
Max HR Testing
HR… It’s something that we get a little bit excited about because some of our fancy watches have the functionality to tell you all about your HR. It’s also really interesting to look at when you are doing sessions like your 2x5km and you are seeing your HR absolutely skyrocket. Beware though, HR can be Read more about Max HR Testing[…]
All new Tarawera Ultra-marathon
Big reveal from the NZ Trail Runs team with the announcement that BIG CHANGES are ahead for the Tarawera Ultra-marathon in 2019. Original post on their Facebook Page here. We anticipate more announcements and plenty of clarifications, course detail and explanations to come so keep an eye on posts to that page. In the meantime Read more about All new Tarawera Ultra-marathon[…]