Three Oxford University students completed four ultramarathons in aid of motor neurone disease last week, running around 200km in total.| Cherwell
After a challenging DNF in 2023, I successfully completed the 2024 Ultra Trail Vipava Valley in Slovenia, navigating harsh weather, reconnecting with a friend, and experiencing personal redemption.| Hit the Road with Me
When they picked me up from the ground where I (partially involuntarily) sat down the moment I ran under the blue arch, I was half in a… Read more "Ultra X Morocco Day 2: Breaking the Bad Streak, Not Myself"| Hit the Road with Me
“Endurance athlete Robbie Balenger finds the limits of perseverance and self-discovery during an audacious, 63-day challenge called The Colorado Crush. He sets out to complete the 500-mile Co…| Hit the Road with Me
Got back to back long runs on your plan? Here's what you need to know about fueling back to back runs properly to improve performance...| Nutrition for Running
Recently, a phone call conversation with a client revealed that one of her more pressing concerns about her upcoming 100 mile ultramarathon wasn't necessarily finishing the ultra, but the potential onset of the post race| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
In a 1990 study Houmard et al looked at detraining of experience endurance runners who were averaging 81km per week in training (~60km at ~75% VO2 max and 21km at ~95% VO2 max). Over a three-week period of detraining the athletes cut their volume by 70% to 24km, maintaining the intensity distribution with 17km at ~75% of VO2 max and 7km at ~90% VO2 max. The participants in the study had an increase in maximum heart rate (2.3%), and plasma volume decreased (-5.6%) during the period of reduced ...| SweatElite
Two times 3000m with 3 minutes of recovery. Three times 2000m with 2.5 minutes recovery. Five times 1000m with 2 minutes recovery. Six times 500m with 1.5 minutes recovery.| SweatElite
Learn all about the training methods of German Silva - a Mexican running legend with bests of 27:46 (10km), 60:28 (Half Marathon) and 2:08:56 (Marathon)| SweatElite
Learn how some of the best marathoners in the world optimise their training to perform at their best in the heat and humidity.| SweatElite
Learn all about the training methods of Bruce Fordyce - the man who won Comrades Ultramarathon a record 9 times in the 1980's-1990's.| SweatElite
A conversation with Kilian Jornet about his training – what a week of training looks like and how his training has changed over time. Plus much more.| SweatElite
Learn all about the training methods of Emil Zatopek - the only man to ever win the 5000m, 10000m and Marathon at the same Olympic Games.| SweatElite
The Ethiopian greats Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele have spent hundreds of hours running the uneven, hilly terrain through the forests in Ethiopia.| SweatElite
Learn all about the training methods of Tokai University - an Ekiden Winning Relay Team based in Tokyo, Japan. This article features their training diary.| SweatElite
Jim Walmsley put in some enormous weeks of training while preparing for the 2020 USA Olympic Marathon Trials. Learn about his training here.| SweatElite
Tom Evans - British professional ultramarathoner and Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc winner shares insights into his training in this article.| SweatElite
Elite marathon runners share some ways to make long runs more specific to the race (and more interesting) by incorporating intervals.| SweatElite
Kilian claims to train seven days a week – amassing around 1200 hours of training per year. This article dives deeper into Kilian Jornet's training methods.| SweatElite
Kilian Jornet's incredible performances are the culmination of decades of aerobic training and a life spent in the mountains, doing what brings him joy.| SweatElite