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Coaching Principles and a Defence of Generic Training Programs
In this article, Gavin explains why a 'generic' program might sometimes be the right answer. Listening back to our recent podcast with Tom, I felt that my response to a question from Callum didn’t really convey what I was trying to say. So I wanted to write a quick...
Running Injuries Part 2: Training Errors
In this article, Running Specialist Physio Matt Bergin from Performance Team discusses common training errors which can lead to injuries in runners. Matt is a sub 14minute 5k runner and physiotherapist specialising in the treatment and ongoing care of distance...
Why Do Runners Get Injured?
In the first of his series of articles for Running Trips, physiotherapist and elite runner Matt Bergin asks the golden question of why do runners get injured? Matt is a sub 14minute 5k runner and physiotherapist specialising in the treatment and ongoing care of...
Marathon Training with Renato Canova; “Abel, Be Tranquil”
Marathon Training with Renato Canova: From early 2011 to the end of 2014 I was Renato Canova’s Assistant Coach. Together, we coached Abel Kirui to an Olympic silver medal and two world titles and Florence Kiplagat to 2 world titles a world record and multiple World...
Marathon Training: When to start the Specific Marathon Phase
Autumn marathons are now firmly on people's radars, so Coach Callum looks at when your training should shift in focus towards specific marathon prep and the practical implications you can consider to ensure a great result come race day. When to start ‘Marathon Prep’...
Norwegian Double Threshold System and how it differs from a Canova Special Block
Comparing the Norwegian 'Double Threshold Training System' with the Canova 'Special Block' Over the past couple of podcast episodes, Callum and I had the opportunity to discuss the Double Threshold system with Norwegian runner Simen Halle-Haugen. If you haven't...
Pace, Effort & Intensity: Lessons from Kenya Series, Part 5
In part 5 of our Lessons from Kenya Series, coach Callum takes a look the difference between pace, effort and intensity and how Kenyan runners often disregard the former when gauging how to run their workouts. Anyone who is familiar with Iten, 'The Home of...
Fartlek: How it will make you a faster runner
In Iten Kenya, every Thursday morning, hundreds of elite runners meet for a fartlek run through the hilly countryside surrounding the village. The Thursday fartlek is sacred in Kenya, and fartlek is also a widely utilised form of training in Kenya's neighbour and...
How runners can maximise recovery through sleep
The third in our Lessons from Kenya Series is now available over at our Kenya Experience site Lesson three focuses on the importance of recovery for distance runners and specifically the benefits of a good nights sleep. With all the technology and products on sale...
Assessing your performance as a runner: Why a self-centred approach is best
Gavin has written the second in his series of Lessons from Kenya which can be found in full on our Kenya Experience site. This lesson focuses on the importance of maintaining a self-centred approach when it comes to assessing and judging your performance as a runner....