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Tough session!
We started with some 500m reps at 10km pace and followed by some steep uphill efforts.
Hard on the legs and the mind!

Thursday morning crew with long climbing efforts. Perfect active recovery for those backing up after Townsville Running Festival! 🌅

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Townsville Running Festival! 🎉🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

There were personal bests, big victories, a few disappointments, and plenty of memorable moments. No matter the result, everyone should be proud of the effort they put into training, showing up, and giving it their all on the day.

Well done to every runner, supporter, volunteer, and organiser who helped make the event such a great experience!

I also have some extra photos available here:
https://adobe.ly/4ww3lKh

🏃‍♀️ **AUGUST GROUP SESSIONS** 🏃‍♂️
03/08 – 30/08

August is all about building strength, power and race readiness 💥

Tuesday sessions will focus on longer efforts near threshold and high-output running, while Thursday trails will develop climbing strength, pacing and durability across different gradients. Saturday Squad continues with race-specific training for our coached athletes.

Swipe through to see the August session structure and monthly focus for each run 👆

📍 **Weekly sessions**

**TUESDAY – Speed (Road)**
🕔 5:45pm – Mick Downey Oval, Harold Street, West End
GMAPS: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/6h4CmCK9XittsCNf8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6h4CmCK9XittsCNf8)

**Focus: Lactate efficiency & power**

Longer efforts near threshold combined with high-output efforts to improve pacing, fatigue resistance and the ability to finish strongly while maintaining controlled intensity.

Mobility and drills from 5:45–6:00pm, followed by the main session from 6:00–7:00pm.

**THURSDAY – Trails**
🕠 5:30am – Little Sunshine & Co, 679 Flinders Street, Townsville City
GMAPS: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6)

**Focus: Climbing**

August trail sessions are all about climbing to develop speed and durability. Expect a variety of gradients, challenging finishes and a strong focus on pacing.

**SATURDAY – Squad**
*For Ultimate and Racing coached athletes*
🕕 6:00am – Little Sunshine & Co
GMAPS: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PJFZapm4inJhyyXP6)

**Focus: Race readiness**

Long threshold and race-pace sessions focused on race-specific training, trail skills and preparing athletes for upcoming events.

👉 To join our Tuesday or Thursday sessions:
hungryrunner.net/group-runs

Open to everyone — Hungry Runner membership or individual sessions.
First timers are always welcome to try a session for free 🖤

A nice run this morning up the goat track and returning down Dianella with a full moon and coffee at the end ☕️

With the Townsville Running Festival just days away, we split into two groups for this week's session.

🏃‍♂️ Our racers kept things short with 2–3 × 800m at race pace, followed by some faster 1-minute efforts to finish.

💪 Those not racing tackled a tougher durability session, combining hard 400m reps with 800m efforts at 10km pace to build strength and resilience.

Great work from everyone. Looking forward to seeing our runners out there this weekend, good luck to everyone racing! 👏

The Townsville Running Festival is almost here! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
McDonald's Townsville Running Festival

With so many Hungry Runner athletes lining up this weekend, it’s a great time to revisit this race-day preparation guide. It covers tapering, fuelling, pacing, race logistics and the mental strategies that can help you arrive at the start line feeling prepared and confident.

The hard work is done—now it’s time to trust your training, stick to your plan and enjoy the experience. Good luck to everyone racing this weekend! 🙌

Race Day Preparation Guide: Tapering, Fueling, Pacing and Mental Strategies - Hungry Runner Competitive runners know that the last days before a race can make or break the months of training that preceded them. In this phase you are not building fitness – you are ensuring you arrive on the start line rested, fueled and mentally ready. The following guide translates science into practice....

Checking out the goat track this morning after it reopened before returning via ironbark! Thanks for a great morning team!

is only 10days away so we did a big set for a last hard session before race day.
3.4km @ threshold / 3min rest
2.3km @ 10k pace / 3min rest
1.6km @ 5km pace / 2min rest
800m hard
Great fun!