Category: Marathon & Half Marathon’s

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for marathon’s and half marathons

Tri Training NZ

What Mick Learned By Not Sticking To The Programme

I’m going to tell you a story about Mick* (not their real name). He is a hard working athlete preparing for an Ironman race. He…

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Tri Training NZ

Friday Fartlek Session: McMillan’s Half Marathon 400’s

This session is a great way to enhance your half marathon speed. I got this session from Greg McMillan in an article where he recommends doing this session…

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Friday Fartlek Session: Sisyphus Session

This Friday Fartlek Run is a hill-based strength session designed to build power, leg resilience, and running-specific strength. With progressively longer uphill efforts at Level V, the Sisyphus Session is ideal for runners targeting 5km to half marathon events who want a simple, challenging workout that delivers real fitness gains.

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9 Benefits of Yoga for Athletes and Non-Athletes Alike

Yoga is a great activity that provides a range of benefits to athletes and non-athletes alike. 1. Enhances Your Flexibility Improved flexibility equals improved range…

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Run Session

Friday Fartlek Run: 10x 100m Stride Outs

This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as speed and efficiency. All runners can benefit from this session including ultrarunners and triathletes as it’s a perfect recovery run.

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Barb Frost’s Testimonial for Coach Ray

Ray asked me to write a testimonial for him and my first thought was “absolutely”!
My name is Barb Frost. I am currently 46 years old and have been a runner for over ten years.  Last year (2015) I decided to compete in my first half marathon for which I did my own training and subsequently entered the Queenstown NZ full marathon held on 21 November 2015.

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