The Gornsky is a workout inspired by a friend. Aptly named because you will be a goner once it is done. It’s short in distance but does require a hard effort. If you are training for a 5 or 10 event, then this is the type of workout that will help build up those faster […]
Want to leave a pile of ashes at your competitor’s feet? Then the Ash workout is for you. Named aptly after Ash, a fellow runner who inspired this workout. This session is short and sharp. With shorter intervals, but an increased intensity. This one is suitable for 5-10 distances. The Warm Up 10 minutes easy 3 […]
Farting is not what fartlek is about. It’s a Swedish word that means ‘speed play’. The great thing about fartlek sessions is that they can be structured, or unstructured. You could have random intervals, or you could have regular intervals. These particular intervals challenge me but are achievable. The Warm Up 10 minutes easy 3 […]
When you run every day for 30 days you are bound to learn a few lessons about yourself and what you are capable of. If you do decide to take on this challenge then here are my recommended tips, or lessons I learned from my RED experience. .1. Plan I worked out in advance, when, […]
Wow, what a month September was. I set a challenge to run every day in September, and that I did. In typical post-holiday style, I’ve not got a bit of a head cold. Considering it was go-go-go, I’m pretty sure my body is saying “this is what you get for thrashing me for 30 days […]
Dear 10k distance, you and are just aren’t getting along. I think it’s time we break up. Having just run a 10km club event, and missing out on a personal best time of a sub 47min, I was feeling defeated. Sure there were factors; Not feeling 100% It being warmer than expected Rolling Hills Going out […]
There is no denying that I get a lot of enjoyment from running. I love starting a new running program, or and setting myself new challenges. Which is why for the month of September, I’ve decided to run every day. I’ve been toying with the idea of running every day for a while now. If anything […]
Have you got those shoes ready? GPS ready to go? Good, let’s get to it. Let’s go running! We are officially in our last month of winter. Woohoo. It’s always around this time of year, that I’m just done with winter. Thankfully we don’t live in a climate where we have extreme weather, of snow […]
Winter has come with a bang, so I hope you have those warm running clothes as we are going to need them on these frosty mornings. Let’s lace up those shoes and get warm with our ultimate running date. June saw me have a birthday. Tom got me the UltrAspire Zygo’s pack. I had this […]
With the cooler weather now upon us, it’s time to dust off those warmer running clothes. We shall need them for our running date. This morning it was a balmy 1.4°c. Brrr. Yeah, just a tad cold for my liking. May, was a quiet month when it came to running. I started a 10km training […]