Why Your Strength Gains Are KILLING Your Race Pace (It’s Not Weight)
The modern version of strength training is arguably the biggest addition to endurance sports. We know it improves economy and resilience, which is why I schedule it for all my athletes. But there is a hidden cost. As you get stronger, your physiology changes. Your muscle density changes. If you do not update your endurance […]
Training Numbers Do Not Care About Your Happiness
Do You Like Numbers? It is a question I ask every athlete before we work together. Most are obsessed. To be honest, so am I. I spent my childhood looking for a career that combined sport and numbers, two things I was actually good at and enjoyed. Even now, I spend a massive amount of […]
How To Train and Race In Hot and Humid Conditions
That Humidity Percentage is Lying To You. Here’s How to Fight Back. Training in high humidity is brutal. We’ve all been there, it feels like you’re trying to run through soup while breathing through a wet towel. But what if I told you that the humidity percentage you see on your weather app is basically […]
Achieve More by Training Smarter
The Efficient Endurance Philosophy Right, let’s have a word. Are you one of those? The ones who think the only path to a PB is to grind yourself into a fine, sweaty powder? We’ve all seen the ‘#NoPainNoGain’ posts from people who look like they’re having precisely zero fun. Inspiring stuff. But what if that […]