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Mountain Runner: RACES: Steady runs and races every day…

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Thursday, June 18, 2015. RACES: Steady runs and races every day…. Since a few days before the birth of our first-born (Cillian Borg) I have been implementing Arthur Lydiard’s ‘forgotten phase’ focused on establishing your current CAPABILITY. Lydiard’s ‘Forgotten Phase’. I have turned this into a mantra: CAPABILITY-CAPACITY-ABILITY. That means:. The ChampionsEverywhere Coaching system ©. The Oldbridge Road: undulating ro...

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Mountain Runner: RACES: So am I a miler then?

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Thursday, June 25, 2015. RACES: So am I a miler then? 8216;So, how does it feel to be married to a miler then? 8217; I asked Aoife when I returned this evening after the Bray Invitational Mile at Charlesland. The Miler as a total runner. In most other events you can afford to have a weakness in one of those areas. Not in the mile. I had aimed to run sub-5:30 which was the basic requirement for being there and something ...

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Mountain Runner: TRAINING: Running is not jogging

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Tuesday, July 03, 2012. TRAINING: Running is not jogging. In my mock satirical piece “ Future running – Olympic 2064. 8221; I allude to the assertion that perhaps jogging and running are not the same sports at all, and that perhaps they are just as different as race walking and running are seen to be today. What is “running” and what is “jogging”. Next you need to define. We have come very far since Arthur Lydiard.

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Mountain Runner: RACES: Wicklow Way Relay Leg 7

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Monday, June 08, 2009. RACES: Wicklow Way Relay Leg 7. As alluded in my earlier post on the Wicklow Way Relay 2009. I was suitably happy about my Leg 7 race to give it a full race write-up and explain the events as they unfolded on the leg. 3 (Rain gave way to milder weather midway and then more rain but this was to my advantage as I don’t run well in the heat). Things went astonishingly close to plan. Kilometres 1 ...

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Mountain Runner: TRAINING: Lactate DIY – part 2

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Thursday, July 23, 2015. TRAINING: Lactate DIY – part 2. In my last blog post. I described the DIY lactate test I conducted on Monday in my home. Below I will first go through the high level results and then point out some issues with the test before finishing with some final thoughts and next steps. Let me first describe Jan Olbrecht’s. More details on Olbrecht in the next post. The resting lactate is the lowest record...

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Mountain Runner: RACES: Wicklow Way Relay–leg 6

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Monday, May 25, 2015. RACES: Wicklow Way Relay–leg 6. Yet despite all this I am determined to write on last blog before entering the ranks of ‘fatherhood’ expectedly within the next few days! Thankfully, Aoife is as fond of the relay as I am and we decided to gamble and take it on anyway. ‘Plan the day itself as if I’m not there,’ I told Jason. 8216;A busy man’. With plenty on my plate I did not intend to compete in the...

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Mountain Runner: RACES: Wicklow Way Trail 2012

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Sunday, March 25, 2012. RACES: Wicklow Way Trail 2012. 8220;Brothers in arms”, the top-2 post-race. The “secret” goals. The “Grand Plan”. On no sleep he gave a credible very performance! Crone on the hour? I flew through the Crone Wood gate with one eye fixed on Greg’s back and one on the water station. That left me no eyes to notice my old friend Adrian Tucker (his comment after the race: “you didn&#821...I did hear Ao...

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Mountain Runner: REVIEW: 2013–looking back

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Sunday, January 05, 2014. REVIEW: 2013–looking back. I like to finish each year by throwing around a few statistical facts on the year gone by spiced with some quantitative commentary, so while 2013 was perhaps my oddest training year ever, I will not allow it to escape this treatment. Miles, miles, miles. This years tally was 2128 for the year down from 2700 in 2012 where I recorded my best performances. This year was ...

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Mountain Runner: ARTICLE: Testing “Bullet-Proof Coffee”

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Sunday, August 18, 2013. ARTICLE: Testing “Bullet-Proof Coffee”. I’ve been under the weather since last Thursday and have used the opportunity to start a love affair with the internet phenomenon that’s called “Bullet-Proof Coffee”. Let me come clean and say I have always been a tea-drinker – not a coffee man, yet this little idea struck a chord. So what’s bullet proof coffee? The recipe (what to put in! 3-4 drops of Van...

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Mountain Runner: RACES: Laragh 6km trail

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The continuing story and commentary of Lydiard and running technique coach Rene Borg. Sunday, March 16, 2014. RACES: Laragh 6km trail. 8221;Never curb your emotion,. Said Cerutty, ‘'. 8217;put the whole of yourself into it.” – The Lonely Breed, 1967. Those were the last words I read before heading to yesterday’s “Laragh 6k Trail race”. Link to Garmin race. Juju Jay’s photo set. After last week’s concerning showing in Rathdrum. Warming up with Bill Porter. 8220;Do you see any hill runners around,”. In bri...