Why is it that we labour under the delusion that having black, dead, or missing toenails is a badge of honour in running? If this was our teeth would we feel the same? I doubt it. I would suggest that kicking a tree root or rock with significant force should be the only reason to lose toenails. In more than a decade, the only toenail I have ever come close to loosing was after attempting to uproot Tane Mahuta (the god of the forest) with my toe. Want to avoid turning your feet into nail graveyards? |
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Kiwi Trail Runner Article
The two most important metrics in regard to racing or training are A) Time, and B) Intensity. If you were to ask a runner this question you would usually get the answer time and distance but this is trail running, right? If we were to focus on time and distance in a week a 100 kilometres on trails around the Riverhead Forest in the mud is going to be very different from 100 kilometres around the mountains of the Southern Lakes of Wanaka and Queenstown, which again would be different from 100 kilometres on flat, manicured well drained soil. If we bear this in mind, time and distance tells us very little. We actually need to know about time and intensity and the same is true of racing.
Kiwi Trail Running Article
Mud can sap strength efficiency, and without sound technique, confidence. Running through mud need not be something to fear, and with practice, conquering a particularly muddy piece of trail is both confidence building and extremely fun. Kiwi Trail Running Article
Written By: Matt Rayment Trail Tips is our new segment we speak to James Kuegler about strategies to make your running more efficient. This issue, we discuss climbing and descending- two key components of trail running and facets of the sport that cause people difficulty. Uphills will always hurt, but being as efficient as possible will allow you to A) Get up the hill quicker and in better shape B) Have more in the tank for the downhill. When someone is starting out in running, they often wonder how runners can go so fast or for so long.
The answer is a simple cliché. One step at a time. Keeping this focused in your mind will help you achieve your running goals. Essentially running is just standing on one leg, leaning forward and switching to the other leg. How fast you can do this and for how long determines your running performance. |