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: Races
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: 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: 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 […]
How to Run a PB at the Auckland Marathon
By Hayden Shearman // Despite its hills and infamous bridge, the Auckland Marathon (and half) are actually great courses for nailing a personal best time. But you do need to have […]
Race Review: Jackie’s big PR at Sydney Marathon
Jaclyn Lee has run a whopping 15 marathons. She’s originally from America but is currently living and working in NZ, which is allowing her to sample some of the race […]
Taming the Top Two Inches
By Hayden Shearman // If I asked you what is the most important body part for running, what would you say? The legs? The heart? The lungs? The gluteus? Or […]
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