Last updated: 09-Feb-19 By Alice Morrison What is this article doing on www.runultra.co.uk home of the ultra athlete, compendium of the experienced and dazzling distance runner, community of the genetically blessed, you may ask? And, to heap insult onto injury, written by the Editor, who should surely be a consummate running performer? Before you swipe […]
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Renee McGregor For any individual who is physically active and trains over four times a week, let alone whether they are striving for performance, immune health is something that should not be overlooked. There is a lot of evidence that demonstrates how strenuous exercise, if not managed well through rest, recovery
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Last updated: 31-Oct-18 By Karina Teahan, Chartered Physiotherapist In the first of this two- part series, Karina Teahan, who is a Chartered Physiotherapist and a runner and triathlete, sets out all you need to know about that most niggling of injuries, the stress fracture. In part one she concentrates on diagnosis and in part two
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Last updated: 20-Jan-20 By Sarah Cooke There is an increasingly large body of research exploring personality traits associated with sporting success and with endurance performance. This research can help us to understand what makes the successful athlete tick, but it may be frustrating for an aspiring ultra runner who may, or may not, possess these
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Renee McGregor Performance Dietitian and Author of Training Food and The Fast Fuel Books. Most runners are keen to enhance their performance, regardless of what distance they run or level they are at. They will research kit, training, nutrition and hydration and with so much information now available, it can be
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Sarah Cooke Following on from Alice Morrison’s article on New Year’s resolutions and my article on motivation and running goals, I wanted to look more specifically at how I could apply my experience as a psychologist to formulating a training plan. I’m going to start this with a statement that contradicts
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Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Kerry Sutton Most of us are lucky enough to be able to run – it’s both natural and normal. With regards to my own running, I have been quite lucky and I am someone who works by the principle that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. My body has to
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