School of Running

It took me about six attempts to start up the computer this morning but we're finally there. once it's working properly it stays wor...

Best wishes to all participants in the Gold Coast marathon this weekend; or in the half marathon or 10k if that is what you are running in. ...

I like it when genuine improvers win handicap medals. This didn't happen yesterday; Cathy Newman was the third honest runner but was of...

Some great performances this weekend! 27/06/10 - Mount Ainslie 4.5k 5 Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee W35 19:33 72.7% 9 Jill Pearson W50 24:...

For a change there is no inspiration this morning so this is taken from ACTVAC NEWS on the Veterans Athletic Club Website . ·           Eve...

Thursday night attendees at Dickson: Alan, Brett M, Bronwyn, Craig, me, Heidi, Marlon, Michelle, Nadine, Roger, Susan & Troy . We ran 8...

Song of the day : Julia , by The Beatles BBQ Stakes result Wednesday 23 June Geoff Moore 26:30 Roger Pilkington 27:15 Caroline Campb...

Training report backlog cleared [Edit: Monday 31 May Parliament House 20 minute Rose Garden runs: Bronwyn, Chris, Craig, Emma, Ewen, me, J...

Last night's Parliament House training attendees: Andrew, Bronwyn, Caroline, Christopher, Colleen, Ewen, Helen, Jennifer, Jodie, Nadine...

I am resuming full training this week, preparing to set myself for my next goal, whatever, I haven't decided quite yet, see below. Wha...

ACTCCC results while I was away: Goorooyaroo 8k 12 June 22. Yili Zhu M45 37:07 30. Neil Boden M55 42:43 33. Sharene Hurnen W40 54:0...

Another Brisbane highlight was meeting up with Tesso and Clairie  again, at the Half Marathon at Doomben. On the day, Tesso ran an all time...

1. Having pencilled in Benalla as an overnight stop, we decided to stop at Woodburn for the night instead, as the weather ahead looked very ...

DICKSON TRAINING cancelled! Today's planned training session at Dickson has been cancelled owing to the weather. All ACT sports-grounds...

Results Queensland Half Marathon 6 June: Geoff Moore 1:34.56 (2nd M60) The end in sight with the clock ticking fast towards my A-goal o...

What's on this week: Monday 14 June : Parliament House 4:30pm 8k jog; 5:30pm interval training as usual. Wednesday 16 June : 12:15pm B...

Lastly, a new study yet to be published by Storen et al. (here)  found that peak forces were inversely related to running economy. Meanin...

How to go from heel striking/orthotics wearing to forefoot strike/ barefoot running Should you train barefoot? This concluding post on t...

Practical Implications: What do we learn from all of these studies?  It lends credence to the idea that footstrike is important when we are...

Ground contact time and footstrike related to running speed. What it all means: What does this all mean? It’s hard to make a lot of conclus...