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 […]
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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: 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 […]
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 […]
Training for Cigna Round the Bays: The Final Countdown
With just a week to go till race day I have good news and bad news for you.
First the bad news … don’t tell all the people sprinting up and down Oriental Parade but it’s kinda too late to start increasing the training. Anything too strenuous that you do between now and Sunday 22 February will likely just make your legs feel heavier on race day.
Now for the good news … you can pretty much take it easy for the remainder of your training block for Cigna Round the Bays. Yay!
Training for Cigna Round the Bays: Practise Makes Perfect
Don’t arrive on the start line realising that your GPS battery is dead, you had too much McD’s for breakie, you’ve forgotten your running shoes and only have your jandals, your new fluro Nike running shorts are already chaffing, and you have no idea how fast or slow to run … this is where a little practise comes in handy.
Train for Wellington Cigna Round the Bays: Getting the Ball Rolling
By Hayden Shearman // We are just under three months out from Wellington’s massive festival of running: Cigna Round the Bays. On 22 February, the weather will be perfect (isn’t […]
The Battle of the Bridge: Race Review
By Hayden Shearman // The Auckland Marathon has come and gone for another year. So it’s time to reflect on what was a warm, but typically epic festival of running. […]
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