How To Increase Running Mileage Safely. Part 2: Finding The Sweet Spot In this blog I will outline how to manage training load and find the sweet spot to improve readiness to train and reduce the risk of injury. If you haven’t yet read part 1 then I’d recommend you head back and read it before moving on to this blog. You can read it here. Finding the ‘sweet spot’ We know that a high training volume is supportive of…
How to: Increase Running Mileage Without Getting Injured Part 1: Monitoring your training load How to increase running mileage? It’s the age-old problem. How much is too much? With running we inevitably want to run faster or further but doing so often leads to injury or illness. This then requires a step back in training and progress is often lost. As a runner you want to do your best to avoid this. So how do you get the balance right?…
The Core Components Of Successful Endurance Performance In order to produce a successful endurance performance, you must first establish an effective training plan. In this blog I am going to discuss the basic physiology that underpins endurance exercise and the factors that contribute to successful endurance performance. Having this understanding is an important first step in executing a successful performance; whether it be run, bike, ski, row or swim. But first, back to school… When we undertake endurance exercise the predominant…
