Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey With apologies to Mr Wicks who has apparently done rather well positioning himself fairly and squarely over this nifty attention-grabber. Well, if it works for him… Yes, this indeed one of those ‘blank sheet – new you – get your s*** together for real this time’ pieces. Except I […]
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey ‘Give us something festive!‘ they said. ‘And some training plans – we lurve training plans and it is Christmas after all…’ Bah humbug was clearly not an appropriate response, so I fired off a cheery, reassuring reply to HQ, and trusted the old grey matter to come up with
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey At least, that’s what all the lead characters in the great movies/TV thrillers have. In fact, they go further than that because they give at least one entire wall of their house/office over to The Plan which is then peppered with pictures, photos, lines, notes and pins. Claire Danes
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey Those nice people at RunUltra recently asked me if I had any ultra running case studies I might be prepared to share. Hmm. ‘Been coaching and training for 17 years now so average ‘x’ number of clients a year plus workshops makes… About one thousand and change?? All of
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey Here’s the good news: You’ll be used to running on tired legs. Here’s some more good news: No-one’s going to swim over you like you’re just not there. It’s all far more forgiving on your undercarriage. And the race entry fees are damn sight cheaper…. The bad news? You
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey In 2017 it would appear that in many quarters having weekend bragging rights at the water cooler on a Monday morning ‘cos you did a marathon just doesn’t have the shine it once did. 26.2 miles? Pah! People do that dressed in all sorts of silly costumes these days
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey My first 100 damn near killed me and my marriage. Western States – read the full match report here! – I knew I was hideously under-prepared physically, even today I can still barely get my head around the level of blissful ignorance I’d adopted, but I figured I’d have enough
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey Marathon des Sables is one of the biggest ultra events in the world. For many, it is a dream to take on and complete the challenge. At RunUltra, we have commissioned top coach Andy Mouncey to come up with a training plan for the Marathon des Sables. Who Is
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 We know that one of the things our RunUltra community values very highly is practical and expert advice on how to improve your running. We have already brought you two great free training plans – how to complete your first 50km and how to train for a mountain ultra. Here, coach Andy Mouncey
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Last updated: 22-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison A really tough mountain race is often top of the list of desired achievements for the ultra runner. Not content with running very long distances, the lure of thousands of metres of ascent calls strongly to the trail running community. Here we bring together a complete guide to what
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