District Gazette article With Spring well and truly underway and Summer just around the corner, there’s no better time to be out in the great outdoors experiencing the local wonders. The perfect way to take it all in is through exercise. Blue...
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Greg gets Freaky Greg got his freak on at the Fernleigh 15. Dressing up as a clown and getting down to business. Some big shoes to fill Greg finished in an impressive time of 01:15:43 no clowning about there. I ran the Fernleigh 15 in Halloween...
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While there was just a minute separating their finishing times at the end of the race, the emotions felt by both athletes couldn't have been further apart. One athlete goes home with the prized Six Foot medal while the other is left to wonder...
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parkrun and kids Here at UP Coaching, we love the parkrun movement and everything about it. There are simply not enough words to describe the positive community impacts it has and we support parkrun from our Junior Squads right up to all our...
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Surf Coast Century Race Report By Kathy Thurlings After originally deciding not to write a Surf Coast Century race report, I changed my mind, and here it is! I figure that if I'm brave enough to have a go at this crazy long distance running...
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UTMB Race Report By Andrew Hough On the 11th January 2018, Lara, Daisy and my life would take a dramatic change of direction. I just found out I had got into my dream race in Chamonix, France. Ultra Trail Mount Blanc (UTMB). UTMB has this...
Read moreRace Report – 6 Foot Track for a ‘Back of the Packer’ By Alex McKenzie On the weekend I managed to finish the 6 foot track with a mere 3 minutes to spare and was asked to write a report from the point of view of the back of the...
Read moreMental ‘Pacing’ for Road Running By Coach Stephane Moulin A road event such as those at the Western Sydney Marathon (marathon, half, 10k) provides a high level of attraction as with a reasonable amount of training, results can be...
Read moreHandling the Niggles By Coach Darryl Johnson “How are you feeling?” “Great. Just a few niggles but don’t we all?” Do we all have “niggles” or could it sometimes be more than that or could it lead to more than that? What’s a niggle? What’s an...
Read moreHardening the Chassis By Brendan Davies Head Coach, UP Coaching No doubt by now anyone taking part in the Run the Great Whitsunday Trail Events would have, over the last couple of months, put the miles in the bank with a steady training schedule...
Read moreFuel & Hydration By Coach Paul Manning You have done your training for the Western Sydney Marathon events, put in the hard yards all through Winter and are feeling great about all the training you have done for your respective race and are...
Read moreRecovery By Coach Wes Gibson In the lead in to the Western Sydney Marathon events, all athletes should be following a structured running program. In this article, Coach Wes looks at the importance of recovery in your program, and how they can...
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