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• "Train like a Mother" - The (so-called) Guide to Effective Training January 30, 2012
  Reblogged from Ultra168: So after the razz-matazz of a watch launch, we get back to the first world problems in life – how to train effectively. The first thing to note that this article is not about telling you what training you should be doing. It’s merely a guide and an overview of how I [...]
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• Active.com: How to Find Your Mid-Foot December 4, 2011
  Reblogged from Barefoot Monologues: As a follow-up to November 26th’s post “Heel Striking: The Bad Idea that Won’t Die,” my active.com buddy Vanessa Runs put up my most favorite article so far, called “How to Find Your Mid-Foot.” Check it out! Filed under: Uncategorized All about the form...
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• Stress Fractures – Understanding and Learning From our Mistakes November 26, 2011
  Most of us in the running fraternity have heard of this ‘voodoo’ term and many of us will probably know someone who’s suffered from one at some point, but what do we know about these and what does our experiences teach us? Well, one good lesson is that these bone breaks do happen…and to the [...]
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• ‘Fat Pad’ Impingement (Hoffa’s Syndrome) November 25, 2011
  ‘Fat Pad’ Impingement (Hoffa’s Syndrome). Filed under: Injuries / Recovery, Running, Training, Uncategorized Tagged: Core, cortisone, Fat pad, Glutes, inflammation, Injured, IT Band, Patella, Physio, Scar Tissue
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• Ultra Marathons – Are You Ready? September 6, 2011
  So you’ve run a few marathons and you love a good challenge. You’ve read about Ultra marathons and perhaps the notion of running 50km, 50 miles or even 100 miles doesn’t seem too daunting, but just how different are these races than your ‘average’ marathon? Anything longer than the 26.2 miles or 42.2 kms is [...]
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• ‘Seek The Peak’ – Grouse Grind 16k Vertical Race July 27, 2011
  So having seen this race advertised in my local gym a  few weeks back, I decided it would add a little spice and fun to my training. This was going to be a challenging race for me, not least because it was all unknown terrain and it dragged us over 4000 feet in elevation gain as [...]
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• ‘Comfortably Numb’ Trail Race Post Mortem June 29, 2011
  So – Survived this extremely technical run and lived to tell the tale…just! Not quite the time or the placing I was hoping for, but I’ll take it for what it was – A good first serious forray into the world of trail racing. This race is known as a ‘west coast classic’ in these [...]
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• ‘Comfortably Numb’ – Trail Race June 25, 2011
  This somewhat aptly named trail race takes place this 4th week in June in and around Whistler, BC. Due to the heavy snowfall this past winter, even this late into the year, there will still be a lot of snow to contend with on the trail during the race, further adding to the complexities of this run [...]
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• Understanding the need to taper and recover from races and training June 19, 2011
  As runners we’ve all heard about the need to taper or recover leading up to important races, but why do we hear so much about it? Most of us will appreciate the need to ‘back off’ from our rigorous training at times or perhaps tak a day off from running altogether as our muscles and [...]
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• Sick? Injured? – Get flexible with your race goals April 22, 2011
  So all the hard work has been done. That race, be it a marathon or a half marathon that has had you training religiously for the last 4-5 months will be upon you in a matter of days. There’s just one snag – somehow you’ve managed to pick up a little niggling injury or a [...]
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