My Alter Athlete

Don’t get caught out on race day… make sure your training is course specific.

Questions to ask yourself before you create a training program for your next race👇🏼

❓Will I be running on road or trail
❓What level of elevation is involved
❓Does the course include stairs
❓Is it technical trail, fire trail, single track, a bit of a mix?

…and the rest.

These kind of things are going to determine all sorts of factors including👇🏼

🔨What sessions to include
🔨What shoes to wear
🔨What gear to train with
🔨What nutrition to work with
🔨What hydration strategy you’ll use

…and the rest.

Have you checked the course map to decide what your training program should include?

Remember to save this post so you can come back to it later 🔥

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I know it can be hard getting into a rhythm with your training when you’ve got all sorts of things going on…

👉🏼 family
👉🏼 social
👉🏼 work
👉🏼 life

On top of that, planning out your week can often be a time consuming process. Deciding what sessions you’re going to do and when…

On the other hand, if you don’t plan your training ahead of time, you’re likely not going to get it done.

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CRUSHING IT🏆 .jumaa

Sawsan came to us in May with the goal of becoming a stronger all-round runner and after seeing progress within the month, decided to target 35km, which she completed last week in Zagreb, Croatia! (Very jealous🙄)

This is Sawsan’s longest distance to date and she is now targeting her first Marathon! 🚀

Super proud of her commitment, dedication and desire to keep getting better! Proving she is capable of more🔥

Next stop… Marathon 🔨🔨

CRUSHING IT 🏆

Coming off the back of a pelvic fracture early in the year, has gone from strength to strength. He’s worked hard at the little things that make a big difference post injury and has since completed two races;

in May, and the Wild Earth Coastal High Crunch on Saturday - hitting 28km in just over 4 hours with over 1180m of elevation 🔨

Super pumped with Ryan’s progress and can’t wait to see his progress leading into in November!

Proving he is capable of more 🚀

Does your training have purpose?🤔

And I the answer can’t be as simple as… “because I want to stay fit” 🙄

Well it can, but what I mean is…

WHY do you want to stay fit? There must be a reason behind it.

For me, my higher purpose for training encompasses the following;

1️⃣ proving to myself I’m capable of more, physically and mentally
2️⃣ was once playing football at a professional level and want to continue to pursue my athletic goals to a high standard
3️⃣ one day I won’t be able to do these things and I don’t want any regrets

That’s just me 👆🏼

Perhaps your higher purpose with training and racing is to raise money for charity, or to prove you can do it to your family & friends.

Whatever the case, have a good think about why you’re doing what you’re doing…

And let that fuel your desire to accomplish whatever it is you want to do 🏆

Without a defined purpose, people often lose sight of the importance of the journey and give up on their goals.

What’s the purpose of your training?Let us know in the comments below👇🏼

And if you need some help, get in touch 🙋🏼‍♂️

The reason you give up on your endurance goal is because you’re expecting immediate results… instead of looking at the bigger picture 🖼

Expecting to be able to run a marathon just because you ran for half an hour on Tuesday night, 2 weeks ago…

Expecting for your 5km time to improve because you’ve done one interval session in the past month…

Long term, I’d love to give a 2:30 marathon a crack… but I know that’s potentially 3-5 years of consistency away 🔨

First step in getting to that goal was when I started training for UTA100 back in January, then transitioning to training for Sydney Marathon in 2 weeks time🏃‍♂️

What are you long term running goals and how are you planning on getting there?👇🏼

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You should be taking your recovery between sessions just as seriously as the training sessions themselves 🔨

To improve as an athlete, you need to stress the body, allow it to recover and grow stronger, stress the body again, AAAANNND repeat 🔁

What does your recovery process look like? Not just after an event, but throughout your training program.

Looking for a coach who can do this all for you? Click the link in my bio to book a call with me 🙋🏼‍♂️

Awesome couple of weeks for with runners completing their respective half marathons that were postponed last minute due, again, to COVID restrictions🔨

Smashing PB’s, with hitting a 1:41 HM last weekend, while slashed 15 minutes of his previous PB to achieve a 1:39:10 🔥🔥

Looking forward to more races coming up for these guys in the coming months 🚀

is back with some big goals coming up over the next 12 months 🔨

Super proud! 🙌🏼

Tuesday Track night 🔥 Sydney Half Marathon on Sunday but still got work to do. Lots of work put in this evening.

Every Tuesday @ ES Marks Athletics Track, Kensington 🙋🏼‍♂️

Turned into a super rainy night this evening at the track ☔️ still getting the work done!

Every Tuesday 7pm @ ES Marks Athletics Track, Kensington!

Tuesday track in full swing🏌️‍♀️ Great to see some returning faces in prep for on 27th June. Putting the work in 🔨

See you next week - 7pm @ ES Marks Athletics Track, Kensington 🙋🏼‍♂️

Do you check your pulse by putting two fingers on the top side of your wrist? - likely answer ➡️ No.

Using Rating of Perceived Exertion as your measurement of how hard your session is, is arguably more accurate that using your watch 🤔

(Alternatively, use a chest based HR monitor for better accuracy)

Using the RPE scale can help you decide the right pace for the session: ⬇️

🟩 Recovery/easy runs should be around 3-5
🟧 Tempo sessions 6-8
🟥 Intervals 9-10

Do you work off RPE? 👇🏼