Last updated: 22-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison You have beasted your body all week. Now is the time to give it a treat with Alex Stein’s restoration sequences in our yoga for ultra runners. This is better than an all over body massage, and a lot cheaper. It takes just over half an hour. Before you […]
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Last updated: 22-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison Continuing our series of yoga for ultra runners with the beautiful Alex Stein, in this piece we practice a sequence that focuses on opening those hips and also gives a great stretch out to your ITB, hamstrings and glutes. Alex has been practicing yoga since she was seven and
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Last updated: 22-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison A strong core will add miles and minutes to your legs. It may not seem it but it’s great ultra runners training. The work you put in to strengthening your abdominals and obliques will pay you back in full. Strength in this part of your body will hold your
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Last updated: 22-Aug-18 Written by Sports Dietician Rin Cobb Rin Cobb has been working with one of our top British Ultra runners, Danny Kendall, who finished 8th at the Marathon des Sables on his nutrition plan. Here she shares his daily food intake and the advice she gave him to reach his goals. I could
Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By James Eacott Historically, ultra runners only revert to cross training when an injury deems it necessary. However, the benefits of cross training are becoming more widely recognised in the ultra-community. James Eacott tells us why he is a massive proponent of incorporating cross training into every ultra runner’s schedule – injured
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Last updated: 21-Aug-18 Last week we published Andy Mouncey’s first top ten tips to make it in the world of ultra running. Here are another 10. By Andy Mouncey 11. Wish You Were Here You get more inspiring landscapes in an ultra. Unless your thing is going to be those 24 hour track races, of
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Last updated: 21-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey 1. No Bluffing You can’t bluff in an ultra – ignore your basics and the warning signs at your peril. The stuff you can get away with over 26.2 miles can seriously compromise your performance and even cause you to DNF over 40, 50 & 100 miles. That hotspot
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