Trail races
Training tips and advice for trail race preparation
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Best 5 minute FOAM ROLLING recovery routine for trail & ultra runners (do it while watching TV!)
Recover quicker from trail and ultra running with the best 5 minute foam rolling routing that you can easily fit into your day by doing it while watching TV. - Calves - Hamstrings - Glutes - Back - Quads - Adductors - ITB - Shins This film is sponsored by Bridgedale...
A new budget way to be coached by trail/ultra running pros – Vert.run (interview with the founders)
The company Vert.run is a complete training platform for trail and ultra runners. This evening I meet Kirsten Kortebein and Moises Jimenez who set up Vert.Run. Their aim is to provide training plans, designed by some of the best Trail and Ultra runners in the world-...
Top 10 nutrition, fuel & hydration tips from pro runners & coaches (John Kelly, Camille Herron & more)
Find out how to eat and drink right on your next ultra or long distance training run from these pro these athletes and experts, including record-breaking trail and ultra runners Jon Albon, Camille Herron, John Kelly. Thanks to all the awesome interviewees that share...
3 best glute strength exercises for trail & ultra runners (easy enough to do while watching TV!)
Get stronger for trail and ultra running with these 3 simple glute exercises that you can easily fit into your day by doing them lying down in front of the telly in the evening. - Clam Shells - Glute Bridges - Side Leg Raises This film is sponsored by Bridgedale...
How to create (or be) the best support crew on an ultra (tips from John Kelly, Camille Herron & more)
Do you want to get a support crew together or have you been asked to support a friend doing an ultra marathon or long distance trail race? Find out how to create or be the best support crew ever from these pro these athletes and experts, including record-breaking...
Interview with Moire O’Sullivan – mountain runner, adventure racer, and author
Moire O’Sullivan is a mountain runner, adventure racer, an author and a mum based in Northern Ireland. Her company, Happy Out Adventures, brings people on trails and mountain slopes, teaching them to travel in the outdoors happily and safely. Moire was the first...
Interview with Mimi Anderson – Ultra Runner, World Record Holder & Author
Mimi Anderson began running at 36 very quickly discovery her love of running silly distances. Mimi is a multiple Guinness World Record Holder taking part in races around the world running across Deserts, mountains, jungle, surviving the freezing temperatures of the...
Push through painful, tough lows on ULTRA running races (tips from John Kelly, Camille Herron & more)
Do you want to run an ultra in 2021 as pain-free as possible or learn how to get through those really tough, painful patches? Get hard won advice from athletes and experts on pushing through the pain to find new limits you never thought yourself capable of in this...
Interview with Jo Meek, GB international Ultra Runner & Physiotherapist
Jo Meek is an elite ultra runner....on roads, in the mountains, and on trails. She has been a runner for a long time working hard towards her goals. She enjoys racing all over the world and has even been lucky enough to be selected to run for GB in the World Trail...