Category: Training
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Charging Up in Race Week
The week before a race is a long time. Well, not really, time doesn’t change obviously but my perspective of it does in the week leading up to a running race. Three consecutive weeks of hard training has meant race or no race, this 4th week should be a little lighter in terms of running…
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When in doubt, refer to Friends.
There’s an episode of the TV sitcom Friends where Chandler decides to quit the gym. He’s having a bit of an issue going through with it so ropes in Ross to come and provide some emotional support. ‘Be strong‘ is Ross’s advice. Kind of ironic advice to receive when trying to quit the place that…
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The Ultrarunners Manifesto
Originally this was called the Skyrunners manifesto and I found it in Kilian Jornet’s book. Look him up. He’s the ultimate mountain athlete who is a badass skier, ski mountaineer and of course runner when it’s not ski season. He found the manifesto from somewhere and had it pinned to his door so he could…
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Peak Season
April. The time of great sun in Cuba and also Easter bunnies. It’s also my ‘peak’ season for this current training block and time to see what effect the training I’ve been doing has had. Starting with some stats first, I’ve monitored the last 15 weeks of running and averaged 110km in this period. From…
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Running BC, AC and the Meaning of Being an Outdoor Athlete
Covid changed a lot of things for a lot of people. One of the ways it impacted me was it pushed me into climbing more than I ever had. You can’t overfill a glass of water so to fit in the time for climbing there must have been something I let drain out. It didn’t…
Fraser Darcy 