Trail races
Training tips and advice for trail race preparation
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Top 3 tips for 100 mile ultras from James Elson, running coach & director of Centurion Running
Thanks James for your excellent tips! James set up Centurion Running in 2010 providing some of the UK's best 50 and 100 mile trail ultras along the North and South Downs Way in particular. He then started coaching in 2012. He was also part of the GB 24 hour...
Ultra running blogger, filmmaker & Run to the Hills podcast host John Kynaston shares training tips
Howdie folks! Tonight's live guest (Wed 6:30pm UK time) is John Kynaston. He's a very experienced off-road runner (over 50 ultras in the past 13 years!) he makes films of his races & documents his training in this award-winning blog. John has also just started a...
Zero to Ultra – STAY INJURY FREE – new series with Tim Pigott from HP3 Coaching (episode #2)
Episode #2 in this new series with coach Tim Pigott from HP3 Coaching, Tim explains how to train consistently for ultra running by remaining injury-free, using the nemonic ULTRA. Next episode coming soon! 0:00 Who is Tim? 0:50 U - Understand the demands of the event...
Improve your running technique – best advice from movement coach Shane Benzie (Running Reborn)
Thrilled to announce that this Wed's 6:30pm guest is running technique and movement coach and researcher Shane Benzie with whom I made this very interesting film last year. https://youtu.be/WNDirZrY7rc Uphill umph? Downhill dexterity? Energy efficiency? Shane Benzie...
How to train for UTMB as a normal person with a busy job! (coach Lucja Leonard’s advice)
How to train for UTMB as a normal person with a busy job! (coach Lucja Leonard's advice) Lucja's blog and coaching websiteFollow her on instagram https://youtu.be/edfRPAMpWJQ Do you do strength work every week? Comment below to join the discussion, and check out my...
Run strong aged 50+ with ‘Fast After 50’ author & coach Joe Friel (tonnes of training advice!)
Run strong aged 50+ with 'Fast After 50' author & coach Joe Friel. LIVE CHAT! 6:30pm every Wed on Wild Ginger Running YouTube channel. Also available in podcast version shortly afterwards, original podbean link will be posted here, or search Wild Ginger Running...
Should trail & ultra runners do strength work? (essential info from Skyline Scotland athletes)
Last September I was at the finale of the Golden Trails World Series at the Skyline Scotland and asked some of the top international athletes like Stian Angermund-Vik and Meg Mackenzie what strength work they do, why they think it’s important for trail runners, and...
How to PACE an ultra marathon & 100k races (with pro Hayden Hawks)
Find out how best to pace yourself on an ultra marathon or 100k race with pro athlete and coach Hayden Hawks. He emphasises the importance of nutrition in helping you to pace your long distance running effort, and he also touches on how to fit training in as he has a...
Train for an ultra marathon in a city – with NZ trail running champ Ruth Croft (for Vert Run)
Howdie folks! This Wed's 6:30pm guest is none other than super champion New Zealand trail runner extraordinaire, RUTH CROFT! She has created a "train for a 50 mile ultra marathon while living in a city" training plan with a new company called Vert Run who do really...