Sole Running: Tales from the Trails Actif Epica: 2014 The Journey By Bob Nicol What started as such a promising day with my sights on a most epic adventure quickly turned into my worst nightmare. Yes this was Actif Epica 2014, my second year running this fantastic event. Last year was hard, cold and […]
Each day millions upon millions of people lace up their shoes and take off on the open road, the open trail, the treadmill, the elliptical machine or some other way. Some run to train for an upcoming race, others walk to enjoy the beauty all around them, others jump on the machine to burn some […]
A Ramble From The Heart!!! by Perry Newburn Why do I run? As in the last blogs I have given you all a glimpse of how running has helped to reshape my life, how it has helped me to survive, and how it has helped my Mental Wellness. It has been a passion of mine […]
By Perry Newburn So after finishing my run around NZ in November 2012 I had my next goal to look towards. Goals for me are extremely important – they give me something to work towards. I have come off runs before with nothing planned and have felt flat, unmotivated and its been a real […]
So, initially the seed was sown after following Dean Karnazis’ Run Across America. This of course became the DREAM. However I began to think of what could be done in NZ of a similar magnitude. A few people had run the length of NZ ( a distance of approximately 2000kms) but what could be done […]
Learn more about running stitches How many times are we running and then suddenly a pain in the abdominal area occurs, we try to push further and the pain is still there, we try to lower the pace and the pain remains until, at some point, it becomes so strong that we are in the […]
What does it take to be an Ultra Marathon Runner? So the step into the ultra arena happened (approximately 10 years ago) and after that first 67 km (a run through some beautiful countryside) I found that I definitely enjoyed them!!!! – strange I know. I,m not sure what it was – the challenge maybe, […]
