R16 Blog: The Top 10 Things Runners Forget on Race Day
By Hayden Shearman // You’re probably well aware by now that 42.2km is a long way. As a result, it provides plenty of opportunity for something to go wrong, especially […]
Category Archives: Coaching advice
R16 Blog: Are you ready to take on the lake?
By Hayden Shearman // The Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon is ONLY ONE MONTH away, people. Which means it’s time to get race ready: learn your race pace, sharpen your speed, conquer your fear […]
R16 Blog: It’s Crunch Time
It’s less than 50 days to go till race day. And, keeping in mind that it takes about 21 days for our bodies to properly adapt to new training, we only have […]
R16 Blog: The Hills of the Rotorua Marathon
By Hayden Shearman // If you’re running the Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon for the first time, you’ve probably heard one of two stories about the course: “It is flat and […]
R16 Blog: Marathon Running Technique
By Hayden Shearman // When running a marathon you will, on average, take about 42,000 steps. That is a lot of performing the same action over and over. And if […]
R16 Blog: Making the Jump from Runner to Athlete
By Hayden Shearman // Ever since Arthur Lydiard had his boys pounding the pavement for 100 miles or more each week back in the 50s, the default approach to improving your running […]
R16 Blog: New Year, New Running Goals
Life without goals is like a rugby field without a try line. Pretty pointless really. In running, goals give us purpose and drive. They stare us in the face each time […]
R16 Blog: Bust Christmas Stress with Running Speed
By Hayden Shearman // Things go a bit nutty in the build up to Christmas. We shop and work and party like the world will end on December 25, often leaving […]
R16 Blog: You’re building a palace; don’t skimp on the foundations
By Hayden Shearman // Every year 2.2 million people finish a marathon. This may sound a lot but compare it to the 5.3 billion adults on the planet and suddenly, […]
R16 Blog: The 3 Habits of Highly Successful Runners
By Hayden Shearman // This is the first blog of a fortnightly series all about getting you trained up and raring to go for the 2016 Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon […]
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