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Tag Archives: marathon pacing

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

How NOT to Die in the Queenstown Marathon

November 15, 2015by Hayden Shearman 7 Comments

By Hayden Shearman // Compared to the mountains that surround it, the Queenstown Marathon course looks decidedly flat. Its meandering riverside trails, long straight country roads, and million dollar lakefront […]

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Marathon, Queenstown Marathon

How to Run a PB at the Auckland Marathon

October 24, 2015by Hayden Shearman 5 Comments

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 […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, half marathon, Race Nutrition, Races, Running
Sydney Marathon Harbour Bridge

Race Review: Jackie’s big PR at Sydney Marathon

September 30, 2015by Hayden Shearman Leave a comment

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 […]

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Auckland Marathon, Marathon, New Zealand runs, Races, running coaching, TempoFit

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: An Open Letter to TempoFit Runners

October 26, 2014by Hayden Shearman Leave a comment

By Hayden Shearman // Ahead of the Auckland Marathon I wanted to write a little motivation piece for the runners I coach and for the 80-odd TempoFit-ers who joined us for our Spring […]

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

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: One Week Out

October 21, 2014by Hayden Shearman 2 Comments

By Hayden Shearman // Wow it’s hard to believe that we’re inside two weeks to go till the great dance. The time when Aucklanders don their running shoes by the […]

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Auckland, Auckland Marathon, Coaching advice, Marathon, Race Nutrition, Running

2012 Auckland Marathon Results Analysed

October 17, 2013by Hayden Shearman 3 Comments

The time differences between the two halves of runners’ marathons tells us a lot about how they performed at last year’s Auckland Marathon. I say to the runners I coach […]

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

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