Kaitiaki Endurance Sports

“The essence of performance is recovery.
Not only does Slow Movement Fitness Training (SMFT) help enhance movement biomechanics by training the respiratory and intrinsic stabilising systems, but this nervous system-led approach also aids in down-regulation by increasing the parasympathetic nervous system response, improving sleep quality, and maintaining joint glide.”
Coach Ben, Kaitiaki Endurance Sports

Vital Energy Yoga & Movement is hosting the next SMFT certification training in May. If you are a sports coach, trainer or instructor, this will add value.
https://app.arketa.co/vitalenergyyoga/checkout/Hx2VD0V1WyxAJAshLuoW

Buffalo Stampede | 100.1km with 4,817m elevation gain.
Tough climbs. Relentless descents. Phenomenal views.

Buffalo Stampede 100km 2026 Buffalo Stampede 100.1km with 4,817m elevation gain. Bright, Victoria, Australia - 28 March 2026An epic course from the alpine township of Bright, to the Hor...

A perfect day on course for the Old Ghost Ultra, Paul executed a supreb run in 10:29:59, placing 81st out of 273 finishers!

Not shy of a challenge, Brent just became the ultimate multisport athlete.
He completed the Two Day Kathmandu Coast to Coast in 15:07:38, placing 157th out of 310 starters.
Dedication to getting the job done!

Let's just appreciate well-marked, runnable courses 😜

The 2026 Barkley Marathons: The Strongest Field Ever vs The Course (Film) The 2026 Barkley Marathons featured one of the deepest and most accomplished fields in race history. With elite ultrarunners like Mathieu Blanchard, John Kel...

What a journey it’s been for Jody!
From a cardiac ablation to a tough Tarawera Ultra-Trail By UTMB 4 months later!
18:58:43 for the 101.4km, 465th out of 938 starters!!
Legend. 🙌🏽

It has been a very productive week for Hamish!
2nd U20, 9th overall at the Coatesville Half Marathon in 1:22:42; followed by 1st 16-19, 8th overall at the People’s Triathlon Series Olympic Distance in 2:10:15!
The foundation is being set for this season's A race.

With less than 2 weeks to Kathmandu Coast to Coast and Tarawera Ultra-Trail By UTMB, and 3 weeks to Old Ghost Ultra
- you should be well into your taper!

This gives you the best chance to maximise its benefits, including mental and physical freshness, increased glycogen stores and a reduced chance of sickness and injury.

Garmin users, fix your Training Peaks connection!
And here I thought some of my athletes moved to stealth mode with their training 😅

Garmin Connect is Broken! Here's How to Fix It! (Paired Devices Issue) Garmins official documentation:https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=AjndHxrIHK70f0n9if3lg5Garmin Fenix 8 ProTrackBetter (USA) - https://click.chasethesummit...

Some insights into the future of trail running from the goat himself.

Trail Running 2026, where are we, where are we going. First of all I want to express that those are just some opinions and thoughts I had when thinking on what’s going on with trailrunning at that time. I therefore have biases, first as an elite…