Guest Blog: Hawke’s Bay Marathon Course
By Georgia Saxon // Georgia now calls Hawke’s Bay home and to help all those out of towers know what to expect from this brand new race, she has checked […]
Category Archives: R16
R16 Blog: The Taper
By Hayden Shearman // I heard of a beginner runner who decided to do a marathon at short notice and set out the day before the race to see if […]
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 […]
