23 05, 2019

2019 Great Ocean Road Marathon race report – Rhiannon Snipe

By |2021-02-16T11:18:26+11:00May 23rd, 2019|endurance, marathon, Uncategorised|0 Comments

The Great Ocean Road Marathon is a 44km (44.5km according to Garmin!) run from the coastal town of Lorne to Apollo Bay and was on my ‘marathon bucket list’ for quite a few years. The course has breathtaking views, plenty of undulations to make it challenging but not too difficult and there’s also something special [...]

16 05, 2019

My reflection of UTA50 by Charina Giron

By |2021-02-16T11:18:26+11:00May 16th, 2019|endurance, race report, trail running, Trail/Ultra Running|0 Comments

Preamble: I will be running my second 50 this year. I am a back of pack runner and I run for enlightenment, mostly. I have not really shared my story in full. Today seemed to be the best time to remind myself why I run! My first ultra story, UTA50 2018. It was an incredibly [...]

16 10, 2018

Should you run an ultra? by Jodie Oborne

By |2021-02-16T11:18:27+11:00October 16th, 2018|ambassadors, endurance, Ultrarunning, Uncategorised|0 Comments

There are many reasons why people run ultra’s or an event that is longer than a marathon (42.2km), but just like the marathon it requires at a minimum 4 months of specific training on which you should have a solid base to build. You need some resilience and should be injury free if you’re an [...]

3 10, 2016

Taking the long road – the long run.

By |2021-02-16T11:18:45+11:00October 3rd, 2016|coach tips, endurance, Training Tips|0 Comments

So you have decided to up the distance and enter a longer event. You may be running a half marathon, a marathon, or even an ultra-distance race. It is important to know where the long run will fit into your training. The long run will soon become one of the most important aspects of your training [...]

29 02, 2016

Threshold running for endurance

By |2021-02-16T11:18:46+11:00February 29th, 2016|endurance, running tips, training, Training Tips|0 Comments

Have you ever had a run where you just get stronger throughout and feel you are running comfortably hard, not easy but it feels good and strong? You’re probably running near your aerobic threshold. Many runners do these runs by feel and without knowing it when they start out easy and feel stronger and stronger [...]