What to eat before an ultramarathon can be challenging. It needs to be packed full of carbohydrate, low in fibre, have a little bit of protein and of course be tasty! Additionally as you may often be away from home with limited cooking utensils it needs to be easy. The following is a favourite that…
Training Guilt Do any of these thoughts apply to you? A feeling like you should be doing more Inability to take a day off If you do take a day off from running, you feel guilty about it – no surprises there! If you’re sitting there nodding your head then you suffer from training…
Signed up for a BIG RACE Three Questions you must ask yourself. You have signed up for a big ultra race, four that come to mind that have recently opened up for registrations are Ultra Trail Australia, Tarawera Ultramarathon, Buffalo Stampede and Hubert 100. You have entered and now you need to start…
The Number 1 Ultra Myth! The biggest myth that comes up again and again amongst ultra runners is a lack of time, I don’t have the time to fit my long runs in, I don’t have the time to run regularly over the week, I don’t… is always an excuse. We get it there…
The Ultra 5! The 5 things you must implement to radically improve your ultra running. There is so much information out there related to running it’s hard to know what of it applies to you the ultra runner. What should you implement and what should you leave behind? I often get asked if…
The Success Formula – Win at the Game of Life Are you successful in the game of life? If not do you want to be? If you are chances are you are implementing these four steps – The Success Formula – even if you don’t realize it! It quickly becomes apparent that those…
The top 7 ways to include kids in your Ultra Training. The importance of including the family in your ultra training can’t be underestimated. Having the family on side supporting you is guaranteed to make you a better ultra runner but often we overlook the simple ways that this can be achieved. If you’re…
Demystifying the online ultramarathon coaching process. Prior to working with an online ultramarathon coach many runners are unsure of how the coaching process works. Below the process is explained as well as why this is the best way to operate. Training Peaks is essential in the coaching process. Training Peaks is coaching software…
Why do you want that ‘Finish Line Feeling’? It’s a euphoric feeling that everyone wants to experience. It’s spoken about in running folklore and is the holy grail of ultra running. The emotion is filled with pride, excitement, contentment all mixed with a strong feeling of satisfaction. It can be summarised into ten key points.…
1. What was the highlight of UTA? The finishing line and setting a 1 hour 3 minute P.B. 2. Where is your favorite place to run? I love to run trail around Mt. Fuji in Japan but I need to travel even more to find other great places. 3. What did you enjoy most…