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Tag Archives: hill running

R16 Blog: Are you ready to take on the lake?

March 28, 2016by Hayden Shearman Leave a comment

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 […]

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Coaching advice, half marathon, Marathon, R16, Races, Rotorua Marathon, Running, running coaching, TempoFit

R16 Blog: It’s Crunch Time

March 14, 2016by Hayden Shearman 1 Comment

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 […]

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Coaching advice, half marathon, hill running, Injuries, R16, Rotorua Marathon, Running

R16 Blog: The Hills of the Rotorua Marathon

February 29, 2016by Hayden Shearman 7 Comments

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 […]

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Coaching advice, half marathon, hill running, Marathon, R16, Races, Rotorua Marathon, Running, running coaching, Running technique

The Mistress and the Villain: Queenstown Marathon Review

November 24, 2014by Hayden Shearman 10 Comments

By Hayden Shearman // Sitting in the back of a St. John’s ambulance at the 35.5k mark is not how I envisaged finishing my fifth marathon. Five minutes earlier I […]

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Auckland Marathon, Injuries, Marathon, Queenstown Marathon, Race Nutrition, Races, Running, Running Shoes, TempoFit, Trail Running, Weather

The Battle of the Bridge: Hills of the Auckland Marathon

October 23, 2014by Hayden Shearman 26 Comments

By Hayden Shearman // One of the many frustrating things about running is the incredibly vague and contradicting uses of the terms “hilly”, “undulating”, “rolling”, and “flat”. Every runner has a […]

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Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Marathon, Races, Running, TempoFit

The Battle of the Bridge: Two Weeks Out

October 15, 2014by Hayden Shearman Leave a comment

By Hayden Shearman // This week there’s been a noticeable increase in the number of runners out and about training for the Auckland Marathon. Trouble is, it’s almost too late. Aside […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Marathon, Races, Running

The ‘S’ Word Explained

October 15, 2014by Hayden Shearman 3 Comments

By Hayden Shearman // This post was first published in my Stuff.co.nz blog in 2013. In last week’s post I attempted to sell you the idea of incorporating speed into […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Marathon, Races, TempoFit

The Battle of the Bridge: Three Weeks Out

October 7, 2014by Hayden Shearman 1 Comment

By Hayden Shearman // As the Auckland Marathon draws ever closer, I’ll be sharing some (hopefully) helpful insights to help get you to the start line as prepared as possible […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Race Nutrition, Races, Running, Running Gear, TempoFit

Legend Marathon – Race Review

September 14, 2014by Hayden Shearman 2 Comments

Organised in honour of legendary Auckland coach, Arthur Lydiard, the Legend Marathon is becoming a bit of a legend in its own right turning 10 years old on this year. So […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Marathon, Races, Running, TempoFit

Head for the Hills

October 14, 2013by Hayden Shearman 5 Comments

If you’re running the Auckland Marathon or half, right now you should be about to nail your longest run. But, at this time, it’s also helpful to include some hills […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Injuries, Marathon, Races, Running

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