Nick’s Running Adventures – Episode 1: Chambers Gully, Winter Loop Trail Run Click here to watch the episode Welcome to Nick Running Adventures As a coach I am always asked, ‘Nick where should I go running?’ We are going to answer that and cover some of the best running loops…
Coach Profile Q&A – Nick Muxlow Your Coaching Philosophy What inspired you to become a running coach and how has your personal journey in the sport shaped your coaching style and philosophy? My coaching journey began as an 18-year-old, coaching juniors, progressing from my love of lacrosse in childhood and early adult life,…
UTA 50 Nutrition & Hydration Template UTA 100 Nutrition & Hydration Template Finishing with a smile requires making sure your nutrition and hydration strategy is up to scratch come Ultra Trail Australia. Runners are regularly fit enough to finish but they don’t fuel or hydrate themselves well enough over the event to allow themselves…
Expressions of Interest – Grampians UTA Race Preparation Camp As I finalise details, I need to get a better feel for numbers. If you are interested in coming i’ll need an expression of interest. (A direct message through Facebook with your email address) As a thanks for helping out, I’ll open booking on the…
While not all, many runners are flat with their training. Some are feeling un-motivated. Others are simply going through the motions and finding it challenging to give any grunt to what they are doing. This is completely normal. We are each experiencing an intense amount of stress away from our training that is not normally…
In the following update I will cover three useful websites for understanding some important information regarding COVID-19, preparing as a runner and contracting COVID-19 from a training perspective. Useful Websites The following three websites and articles provided a great deal of unbiased and useful information. The following Q&A website from the Australian Institute…
Decoupling is when your heart rate and pace are not longer consistent with each other. Either heart rate rises relative to pace or pace drops relative to heart rate. This can be seen in the photo below. At the start of a run or race these two progress in unison. But if you…
There are tools and there are gimmicks. There was a funky little plastic band a few years back. You could put it around your wrist and it made you better at everything! It was a gimmick. Tools on the other hand allow you to do a job better. If you want to bang…
Kyle Chalmers can swim! He’s not just great; he’s the best in the world. Chances are you can swim too, but you’ll be left a long way behind. When you swim there are plenty of things that you are doing, which are just wrong, hence why, you are nowhere near Kyle. If…
Are you trying to be on your ‘A Game’ 365 days a year? It simply can’t happen! If you are trying to be on your ‘A Game’ year round you are on a rapid path to ‘Runner Burnout’ and killing the enjoyment you have when running. Ultra runners often get caught tackling the…