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Keep your run legs fresh in race season
Posted on July 22, 2016 by jofrancis in Masters Article Library, RunningI regularly get asked by athletes how they can maintain their fitness and speed in between races. If you stop completely your fitness will decrease but on the other hand you cannot sustain high intensity and volume without the risk of injury or fatigue. When I was racing the World Cup circuit years ago (all […]
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Suffering with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS)? Why the foam roller is not the answer…
Posted on June 29, 2016 by jofrancis in RunningIn endurance sport ITBS is a common complaint. It presents as pain/soreness down the outside of your thigh and/or the outside of your knee on activity, commonly during running and cycling. Many of you may have or know someone who has hit the foam roller to try help this problem. To case the upcoming points […]
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Time to take a breather!
Posted on April 21, 2016 by liz in Masters Article Library, RunningHow should we breathe when we are running? Just in and out – right? Wrong! There is a lot more to think about when it comes to breathing when we run. Many experts think that breathing “well” can play a big role in efficiency, performance and even injury prevention. There are two main areas that […]
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Are you a bounder?
Posted on March 25, 2016 by liz in Masters Article Library, Running, UncategorizedWhy is your cadence important in running? When it comes to cadence or stride rate, whether purists like it or not, there is a magic number. This comes from the often mis-quoted evidence of author and world class coach Jack Daniels. Daniels observed that the elite runners in his sample group ran at a cadence […]
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How to run on springs!
Posted on March 11, 2016 by liz in Masters Article Library, Masters Program, RunningYou can think of the elastic tissues in our lower limbs as strong elastic bands. When you stretch and then release an elastic band it pings back and stings your fingers! It does not matter how much you stretch the band (unless it snaps) nor how long you hold the stretch for – it will […]
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