I’ve been testing out some new savoury flavours for rice balls – a real food option to eat whilst running. I tried a glutinous rice (where previously I’ve used Calrose) to see whether it produced a better consistency. I think it did! These turned out to be very moist, sticky and pretty darn delicious! Ingredients [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There has been a bit of a theme going on lately with some of our runners thinking that they are 'slow' runners. I wanted to dispel some of the myths that you may have about running and what exactly makes a 'fast' runner anyway. I know that in a forum like RMA with over 6000 [...]
Im sitting in bed and its 9pm on Monday night, one day post Melbourne Marathon 2014 and I am reflecting on the journey that has been up to this point in my running career. It has been quite a ride, and one that I will always remember as the year that really got me started. [...]
