Injuries are an unfortunate, but often inevitable part of long-distance running. They can sideline you for weeks or even months, disrupting your training and casting doubts on your future performance. However, with the right approach, recovering from an injury can make you a stronger and more resilient runner. Understanding the Cause of Your Injury The […]
Returning from injury in ultra running Read More »
Heart rate variability, or HRV, refers to ways to quantify the variation in heartbeats. This variation between heartbeats is mostly due to how the body responds to stress, and as such, we can try to use this information to better understand how we are responding to training or how our lifestyle or behavior is impacting
Balancing training and Life Stress using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Read More »
It’s noticeably cold in the engineering workshop. But today I’m keeping warm in my overalls by frantically marking out and cutting 25mm thick sheets of blue industrial nylon plastic. I’m weighing them and putting them into Jiffy bags to post out to some of my coaching clients. The end product of today’s engineering project is
A Lesson in Specificity Read More »
In the build-up to a race there can be a lot of organisation and preparation required. Travel arrangement, hotels, bib collection, mandatory equipment and kit preparation. So often nutrition can be an unwanted additional task to complete. Planning your nutrition should start long time before race week, but I appreciate things don’t always go to
eat your way to the start line – how to prepare for an ultra Read More »
As a sports dietitian I am often asked ‘what should I be eating on race day?’ and ‘what do you eat before you run?’. Whilst these are important questions I rarely get asked about the role of nutrition in recovery. Recovery is a vital part of training and if you don’t give your body time
Recovery – Why is Nutrition so Important? Read More »
We runners are an impatient bunch. Tell us we can’t run for a chunk of time for whatever reason and our day loses its shine. It’s quite a different story if we’re choosing to not run, but force on us a week without running and it feels like forever – our souls are starved of joy. So,
Returning to running (safely!) after Covid Read More »
Nutrition and hydration is many runners’ favourite topic – and for good reason. What one eats and drinks while running is as individual and important as having comfortable running shoes. But getting nutrition and hydration right is generally more difficult than finding the perfect shoe. Firstly, it’s not guaranteed to work the same on every race,
Fuelling For Your First Ultra Read More »
The Ultra Tour Monte Rosa is a hard race. For a start it is well over its ostensible 100 miles, clocking in at about 106 miles with over 11,000m of ascent and descent. Then there is the terrain, which varies from nice flowy trails to treacherous rock fields and scrambles. The UTMB it is not.
Why you don’t have to live in the Alps to race in the Alps Read More »
There is no doubt that interest in nutrition has risen significantly in recent years, particularly with the advent of Instagram. It seems that never before has what we eat been of such importance. There are many different opinions that cause a huge amount of controversy in the world of nutrition. With more and more individuals
The value of a bespoke nutrition plan Read More »
Last updated: 02-Nov-20 By James Eacott Plyometrics are high-velocity exercises where explosive movements are performed repeatedly – think skipping, jumping, clap press-ups, burpees, hopping and box jumps. Plyometric exercises benefit trail runners in many ways, such as: Improve power Increase stride length Develop multi-directional strength Reduce injury occurrence Strengthen tendons and ligaments Improve running form
Plyometrics for trail running – Top 5 exercises Read More »
