Endurance Training for an event such as Coastrek or Oxfam Trailwalker can unleash a beast within us. We want to achieve great things, that are almost inconceivable such as 50km or 100km distances. We want to prove to ourselves we can do something tough and hard and challenging. We want to test our limits and […]
4 Mistakes that became Endurance Training Lessons
Its common to hear stories of people getting through Endurance events such as Oxfam Trailwalker and Coastrek, telling their war-like stories of getting through it, battle wounds and all. It’s true, you can get through it. But what if you also had something left in the tank on finishing, were blister-free and weren’t hobbling around for the […]
Endurance Training: 18 Tips on Maximising your Support Crew
You’ve signed up for an endurance event- great! Your family want to be there for you at your checkpoints as Support Crew – awesome! Then you don’t tell them how to go about it……Big Mistake. During events such as Oxfam Trailwalker or Coastrek, if you want to get your team finished by a certain time, […]
Prevent Blisters: Here’s 5 Quick & Easy Ways
One of the biggest threats to any endurance race is Blisters. Therefore knowing how to prevent blisters can give you the edge in the race and avoid a lot of unecessary pain. There’s no way I can be considered as an elite athlete, nor an endurance race junkie. But I do have two big events […]