Things to know about Comrades hydration Even if you just want to survive to the end, your survival is more likely the better hydrated you are. It’s the same for any ultra, and it’s even the same for everyday living. There’s a lot of science...
Well not too serious. More like focusing a little more Last year (2010) this time: recovering from a seriously twisted ankle. Gingerly running maybe 7 km a day, 3 and if I could, 4 times a week. I had my focus and inspiration: in deference to getting older, I wanted...
Training for Comrades requires a program that includes a good running schedule. Without one to guide and push a little, it’s all too easy to do too little running training and overdo the running being done. Not all schedules are good in that they demand too...
Training programs published on the web, in books and magazines have at least one fundamental flaw. Most have more. The same applies to running “gurus” one might encounter from time to time. Some will help many will hinder your training. But you still need...
More extracts from Running Logic© a book not yet written on, well, the Logic of Running. Running Logic 101 You can’t do what you can’t do. You can’t do better than your best. If you’re dehydrated, you’re dehydrated If your sugar levels (your energy supplies) are low,...
