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Wellington, New Zealand
Joined January 2013
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If you don't fancy the workout or your time has been pressured by other commitments, leave it. Change the plan. It can be done on another day that works better. Flexibility in your approach is likely to keep you in the game for longer.
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New Zealand wants to host 2028 World Indoor Championships.
With the 200m 'short track' no longer confined to an indoor arena, the championships could take place at somewhere like Eden Park.
athleticsweekly.com/athletic…
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"Lydiard's way of starting everybody on week 1 was doing 100 miles and on day 7 doing the 22 mile tough Waiatarua. That was a shock for many and some did not come back for week 2, but some of us did and most who did became champions." B Magee 2016 email to TOF
I’d love to take this guy on a 90min steady effort run on hilly terrain & see how long he & his Vo2 lasts 🤣🤦🏻♂️
All you need to know about training & longevity - Watch & Learn - youtu.be/qyjscn7XNpI?si=V2BG… - thanks @stevemagness 🙏
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There was a time a few years ago where people discovered their local countryside. They walked, they exercised. They got the idea that simple stuff was good. Being healthier is often about doing simple things.
Home track, basically been training there ever since he was doing school athletics, plus this is normal Wellington conditions 😆
Honestly if that isn’t enough for the young lad to represent NZ in Paris I don’t know what would be!
The Truth! A few years ago I got a plan from the great @nickwillis Miler Method - not only did I run my best mile, it also cut 10mins off my Marathon time - everything is relative for longevity & running
Total training duration ~12/14 weeks, broken up into segments of build up. Consistency is not easy as it sounds. She kept showing up did the work & never complained.
She has not run a marathon for many years. We worked on consistency & strength followed by more conditioning & running to feel. No “workouts”. Basic premise was getting to the start line healthy. She didn’t wear a watch for the race or in training, ran to feel.
One of the people I coach won the 60 year female age group NZ National Marathon title in Rotorua, when we started working together at the beginning of this year, she said, “I’ll be happy to finish in 4hrs 15” - she ran 3:37 wining an age group national medal.
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The "Waiatarua" long run t. It might not change your life immediately, but it might help out in the long run.
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An all out fitness test on a novice is a bad idea:
1. They won’t get anywhere near actual max because fatigue is a foreign
2. It will scare them away, making them think exercise sucks!
Start where people are at. Which is often a walk around the neighborhood. Progress gradually
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Tip to the fitness bros:
An 800, mile, or even 5k might feel like sprinting to you... but they are all primarily aerobic events.
All are controlled paces, even the 800.
Learn the nuance of speed.
If you don't understand, then you don't understand interval training!
