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Tag: downhill running

Stairs – How to get the best out of it for you

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 Dan16 CommentsUltra168 Insiders

This awesome article is only available to our ‘Insider’ Patrons who pledge $10 or more. But don’t worry you can read it in a few weeks when it gets released more widely. However I’d love it so much if you Read More …

Australia's best running website, Australian trail running, Australian Ultra Running, downhill running, stair training, The North Face 100, TNF100, training on stairs

The Art of Downhill Running

March 10, 2016April 5, 2016 Dan13 CommentsTraining

OK… hands up, who honestly and regularly does downhill running training? I mean, what’s the point? Surely any monkey can run downhill and you don’t exactly need to train to do it, do you? More often than not, you can Read More …

Andy DuBois, Australia's best running website, Australian trail running, Australian Ultra Running, downhill running, Mile27, running downhill

It’s all about the vert… Or is it?

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 Dan1 CommentLatest News, Training

How much do we really need the vertical in our ultra running lives? While those who live in a Centennial Park bubble remain focused on speed and ‘jizzing’ over their 1km interval times, we as fat slow ultra runners love Read More …

Andy DuBois, downhill running, hill running, Marcus Warner, Mountain Running, uphill running, vertical gain

Blown Quads – How to avoid them

May 20, 2014 Dan2 CommentsLatest News, Training

With TNF100 (and 50) over for another year, we’re wondering how many of you woke up to very sore quads on Sunday/yesterday? Even if you weren’t racing TNF at the weekend here in Australia, sore quads is a very common Read More …

Andy DuBois, blown quads, conditioning, downhill running, Mile27, quad training, strength training, TNF100

Ultra168 Beginners Guide to Running 100 Miles – Part 3 – Quads

October 31, 2011February 28, 2014 Marcus11 CommentsRacing Tips

AJW and colleagues return to conclude their “Holy Trinity” of critical factors you need to manage and manage well in order to give yourself every opportunity to complete your first 100 Miler. In this episode, the panel give some great Read More …

andy jones-wilkins, Australian Ultra Running, downhill running, Marcus Warner, quadriceps, quads, ws100

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