Recovery is a vital part of your training and should not be overlooked. Get it right and it can be one of the easiest ways to improve your race times. Your body will only improve from your hard workouts if you allow it to recover and adapt to the training stresses. There are 3 main …
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Common 1st timers Marathon Mistakes
If you want to enjoy your first marathon try to avoid making any of the mistakes below and follow these tips: 1. Don’t play catch up with training: if you miss more than 5 days of training don’t jump straight back in where you should have been. Adjust your plan and build back gradually. 2. …
Why Trail Run?
There are many benefits to trail running and everyone should do some, even if your main focus is road or track. The benefits are both mental and physical. On the physical side, running off road will improve your balance, coordination, agility and strength. This comes through reacting to the varied terrain and tackling the hills. …
Race day Nutrition and Hydration
As with everything else in running, it is important to remember everyone is different and these are general guidelines to serve as a starting point. You should try out the suggestions below in less important races or training runs and adapt them to your needs. First up, hydration; you may have noticed that races have …
Basic Running Drills to Master
Why do running drills? For Strength, Co-ordination, Flexibility, Balance, Functional Stability, Structured Warm-up and fun! For all drills you want to maintain good posture by drawing naval towards spine, gently clench butt and breath normally. Upright posture, head high, hips high, running action arms, relaxed shoulders, slightly dorsiflex foot and claw ground. Keep balanced and …
Cross Country Running Drills
This is a list of drills that will help you get in shape for trail and cross country races, and the reason why each of them is useful. You don’t need to do all of them every time, but if you include them regularly they should make you less injury prone, stronger and quicker on …
About me
I have been a runner for over 25 years and tried many different types; road, cross-country, track, triathlon, mountain, from 100m sprints to 64k Ultras! I run for the adventures, experiences, exploring, meeting great people and to find out more about myself and what I am capable of. I have been coaching for over 15 …
Running Tips by Coach Julie 