Treadmill Oz to Treadmill 1000
On the 1st of August I set off on a treadmill adventure to virtually Run Across Oz, but Treadmill Oz soon became Treadmill 1000 when things didn’t quite go to plan. It’s been just over three weeks since I finished my treadmill adventure. The first post-adventure-week was all about the pain of my injured foot […]
An Adventure Runner’s Support Crew’s guide to getting through a lockdown
With everybody having to stay at home, children being off from school, and huge changes to peoples routines, I thought that I would share the experiences from the multi week adventures that Nikki has run and that I planned, crewed, supported, managed, driven, cooked…you get the idea! What we’ve been seeing of late is that […]
Why train fast to run far
Run fast is in the tough basket for me, for the past 3 years I’ve been concentrating on running at a cruising pace that allows me to cover the distance without overstretching myself so that I can get up and repeat the process day after day on my shorter adventures, week after week for my […]
The fun extraordinary adventure of Run Across Australia
You know you can catch a bus? Is what I’ve been told more than once since I started planning my Run across Australia, but where’s the fun, the extraordinary, the adventure in that? I’ll run thanks. And for my next fun extraordinary adventure run I’m gonna run across Australia. Other comments I’ve had include – […]
Roll baby roll … foam rolling to warm up, stretch and relax your body
When I mention foam rolling to people I usually get: a quizzical look a grimace or a smiley ‘yeah, I know what you mean, it’s ace’ look I’m in the ‘yeah, I know what you mean, it’s ace’ camp. When you know how to do it, then it feels all sorts of GOOOOOD 🙂 The […]
Are you a Warm Up, Stretch Down kinda runner?
Answer me honestly, do you warm up every time you go for a run? ‘Warming Up’ is all about getting the blood pumping and getting the oxygen delivered to the outer extremities – your arms, legs fingers and tootsies – warming up your muscles ready for action. It’s about getting your body to feel good […]
Hey body … How You doin’? Why I love daily stretching
Flexibility, mobility and agility are as important to your body as the runny styley steps you take … As a runner, you hold your body in a fairly static position during your run, and as a marathon runner, you hold it in this position for a long time. I know there’s the camp that says […]