“I’m not running another ultra until some time next year” Phew – nothing to worry about then… It’s a little over 100 days until the very first Margaret River Ultramarathon and we’re preparing athletes for their Christmas and New Years break and we thought it a good time to share Read more
The case for LCHF? …in the beginning We spend a great deal of our ‘modern’ lives online with much time spent wading through the miss-information super-highway of social media. Anyone with more than a passing interest in endurance sports would have noticed the swath of discussions around ‘Low Carb, High Read more
It’s the injury we see most often as coaches and something we always acutely aware of as runners. Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is the second leading cause of knee pain in runners and is the number one cause of lateral knee pain. (1) ITBS is an overuse running injury that Read more
Ultra trail Australia debrief. I’d really love to get a little bit of personal intel from those willing to share. What worked? What didn’t? How did your nutrition go? What would you do again? What wouldn’t you do again? What was the bit of advice/support that you used that helped Read more
Blue Mountains National Park Training Camp March 31 to April 2nd 2017 Purpose This purpose of this post is to outlay the plan regarding the proposed training camp for March 31st to April 2nd 2017 in the Blue Mountains National Park (A World Heritage site). This post is supplementary to the Read more
As unaccustomed as I am to public speaking… – Kerry Suter Some flight delays have given me this opportunity to pen a bit of a weekend wrap up following a massive few days for the Australasian SQUADRUN team. Ali and I were back on the west island for a brief trip Read more
If I could give one piece of advice for runners of any ability on race day it would be this: CONCENTRATE! This is the one word I’d write on my arm and it would be the flag I’d use to rally my thoughts, centre myself, and bring me back into the present. Read more
With more starters than ever – Race day is going to be crowded! Starting in waves will help, as will a slight change to the initial descent now entering Furber via Witches Leap. Never-the-less there will be a few places where bottlenecks are inevitable. BE COURTEOUS NO MATTER HOW FRUSTRATING Read more
We’re celebrating the Ultra-Trail Australia launch with a plethora of SQUADRUN EXCLUSIVE deals! GET A COACH! Join SQUADRUN and get the coach you deserve, the programme you need and the community to see you all the way through to the after-party (we specialize in FUN!). Enlist now in the Ultra-Trail Australia Store Read more