You’ve set the alarm, you’ve clicked the buttons, charged the Credit Card and now you’re thinking ‘Holy heck, I’ve got to run an ultramarathon…’ What should you do now? Start getting some runs done. Everyone worries about ‘peaking too early’ there’s actually no such thing. The better base of training you have ‘underneath’ you the Read more about So you’ve signed up for UTA… Now what?[…]
At the finish line of Tarawera Ultra in February of 2016 someone said to me ‘Ali you should run a 100’ ‘No way! I’m not that stupid. I like myself too much’ was my response. Fast forward to September 2017 and suddenly I’d become.. that stupid Surf Coast Century appealed to me because of the scenic Read more about Surf Coast Century 100[…]
MY JOURNEY TO UTA 100 I did it! I completed the UTA 100! I still can’t believe it. Before the race I imagined myself crawling up Furber Steps, staggering across the finish line and collapsing with exhaustion. Instead, I ran into the arms of my coaches Kerry and Ali from Squadrun and was on a Read more about NOT JUST ANY 100[…]
With the temps scorching at the moment, now is the time to talk about training in the heat. There’s not really another way to escape it but let’s look at what we can do to help ourselves train, and race, in the heat. *apart from getting on a plane and flying to cooler climes. Or by Read more about Mercury Rising[…]
The Kepler Challenge has been on the fringes of my imagination for longer than I remember. The race started in 1988 and was always one of those races that insanely fit people did, but I never really thought I would. After I completed UTA, my family in NZ would occasionally say “You should do Kepler” Read more about Ngaire Runs Kepler[…]
I’d heard about this mythical Sports Bra shop where they had a whole heap of sports bras to choose from AND a treadmill to try ‘em out on; so when in Melbourne for Great Ocean Walkway 100’s, I knew that I wanted to pay this place a visit. I headed into She Science and met Read more about Is Getting the Right Sports Bra Rocket Science?[…]
It’s been a few days now since the amazingness that was Ultra Trail Australia, and we are only just starting to get over the lack of sleep and the emotional roller-coaster that the past week has been. In July last year Kerry used his running knowledge, maths prowess, and computer nerdery to create a Read more about Ultra Trail Australia from a Coaches Perspective[…]
We just finished a weekend supporting our SQUADRUN athletes (or athemaletes as Ngaire will sometimes call herself) at the beautiful and gruelling Ultra Trail Australia. In the post race celebration posts one thing that has struck me is that this really isn’t just about running. It isn’t glitzy, it’s about facing your own demons and showing Read more about Ngaire a 100km Ultra-marathoner![…]
Ultra Trail Australia is drawing near and tapering is upon us. Taper you ask? What is this mythical taper? Many athletes would love a bit of guidance in this area. To this end SQUADRUN has compiled the following post to help you get it right. This article is a culmination of advice from our athletes Read more about UTA, Let’s run it![…]
Sooo You’ve Signed Up For AN Ultra-marathon Whaaattt?? You are going to RUN an Ultra-marathon for FUN?! Well, since you’ve signed yourself up for 42+ kms of running we might as well give you some advice to help you get there from the people who have been there done that. I’m actually going to start Read more about The Do’s and Don’ts of Running an Ultra[…]