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Trail Running Photography: Adventurers of The Eventurers #1

Story by The Eventurers

No matter what the distance, every runner deserves to celebrate their success with a photo! “Sometimes you’ll never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”. Dr Seuss Well here we go. (usually what we say at the start of an adventure). We have decided to document...

January 13, 2021
Community Stories

50 Walking Deadlift Challenge

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

Every month on The Locker Room we have a new 30-Day Challenge. These challenges have varied from 3-minutes of stretching, 5 serves of vegetables, foam rolling your quads and even "dry-July" which was a month with no alcohol. The challenge that I have found helped my running the most, was...

November 4, 2020
Performance Tips

6 Steps to Learn to Love Running (a love hate relationship)

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

Learn how to go from hating it to being addicted. Have you ever tried running and hated it because it "hurts too much" or it is just "too hard"? This is the most common reason people give up before they really even get started. Right now, while many gyms are...

August 19, 2020
Performance Tips

What is Collagen and how can it help your performance?

Story by Tamara Madden (Nutritionist)

Collagen supplements have become extremely popular with athletes in the past year or so. What is it and what is all the fuss about? Nearly 2/3rd of all visits to the physio for sportspersons are due to a musculoskeletal injury. Weakness within the extracellular matrix (ECM) is often the cause...

August 19, 2020
Performance Tips

How does alcohol affect your health and wellbeing?

Story by Tamara Madden (Nutritionist)

Have you ever wondered exactly what alcohol does to your health and what the implications are of drinking too much long term? The process of metabolizing alcohol via the liver requires a number of essential nutrients. As the liver uses up its supply of these nutrients, the blood stream is...

August 19, 2020
Performance Tips

How to structure your strength training around your running

Story by Campbell Craig (Exercise Physiologist)

First of all, I have to concede that however fantastic strength may be, it does not replace running. Let's look at what I would consider the priorities when you are planning your strength sessions. Running Running must come first if you want to improve at running. That probably doesn't come...

August 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Calf Strength Goals for Runners Part 5: Specific Calf Strength For Runners

Story by Campbell Craig (Exercise Physiologist)

Part 5. Holy toledo, how did we get here? Probably because calvies are the best weapon in your running and injury prevention arsenal. Anyway, part 5 means we can skip the intro and jump into the different types of strength specific to our calvies. Specific Calf Strength for Runners Heavy...

August 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Calf Strength Goals for Runners Part 4: Ankle Mobility

Story by Campbell Craig (Exercise Physiologist)

Recap Your calf complex is the number one centre of propulsion and tolerates 6-8 x body weight of force each and every step. Check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 in this series for specific strength, length, and function goals to suit your current level of training. The...

August 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Calf Strength Goals for Runners Part 3: Self-Assessment

Story by Campbell Craig (Exercise Physiologist)

I hope you can gather that this series is focused on encouraging you to take ownership and accountability for your body, look after yourself, and look for some low-hanging fruit to work on improving your running. This is not a comprehensive battery of tests, but is designed to keep you...

August 18, 2020
Performance Tips

How Hard Can You Push it?

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

Did you win last year's UTA100? Are you leading the Sydney Trail Series? Did you run 2:02 in Berlin? The guys/girls who get these top results are masters at training hard, but even better at managing their bodies and remaining injury-free. The vast majority of runners get injured every year,...

August 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Training in Winter

Story by Dr. Catherine Allison (Osteopath)

How can you beat the exercise rut before it beats you? It happens to the best of us – the mornings get colder and darker, we snooze the alarm that one extra time. Before we know it we are out the door and on the way to work without completing our...

July 31, 2020
Performance Tips

Overuse injuries and a beer drinking analogy

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

Does This Sound Familiar To You! (Note: The Body Mechanic / TBM Locker Room or Valaar do not endorse drinking alcohol to test this theory.) A common example of a statement from a new client is: “I ran 25km on Sunday, and my Achilles started to niggle at 20km, but...

July 31, 2020
Performance Tips

4 quick and easy ways to suffer in your workouts and become mentally tough

Story by valaar

These strategies will supercharge your performance. A fellow runner recently asked what tactics people used to push through the last portion of a hard workout?  This is a brave question because we all like to think of ourselves as hard units who never quit or back down.  It resonated with...

July 1, 2020
Community Stories Performance Tips

3 words to help you survive your first (or any) ultra marathon

Story by valaar

You hear the voice in your head telling you to do an ultramarathon. The idea seems appealing at first and you have a moment of fantasy where you believe you can do it. Then 5 minutes later you have noted 1,000 excuses as to why you shouldn't. I'm not ready...

June 19, 2020
Community Stories Performance Tips

Reflecting on what I wish I knew when starting out, based on what I know now

Story by Lucy Bartholomew (Professional Athlete)

Photo credit: Tour De Trails - Warburton Trail Fest. “What you wish you knew when starting out, based on what you know now”- now say that 5 times over. Tongue twister and mind boggler. Nonetheless a great question to reflect on and share with you so we can all learn...

June 17, 2020
Performance Tips

My personal journey and a review of a return to running program

Story by valaar

For the past 2 years, I have struggled with running.  I haven't had any acute injuries, no strains or sprains, just chronically sore hips and back that made running both completely uncomfortable and 100% not enjoyable.  I'm a stubborn mule sometimes, so I persisted in the hope that it would...

May 4, 2020
Performance Tips

Health Creations virtual services and tips to keep you well in the current climate

Story by Dr. Catherine Allison (Osteopath)

The Health Creation Centre’s mission is to help everyone in our community to MOVE THROUGH LIFE !  With the current challenges we are all facing, HCC wants to give your team access and resources to health services wherever you are.  _ We offer online virtual Osteopathy consults. We also can...

April 1, 2020
Performance Tips

Tips and key resources for staying well when working from home

Story by Campbell Craig (Exercise Physiologist)

Take A Break I’m sure we all know the productivity and creativity benefits of regular work breaks, however knowing and doing are two different realities. We are all guilty of getting engrossed in a task and not moving for hours until we get screen blind, stiff necks, and aching backs. ...

March 31, 2020
Performance Tips

A delayed UTA could be the opportunity of a lifetime for a PB!

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

These are strange times. The world feels like it is in some sort of meltdown, and the uncertainty it is causing is very stressful. Running is often the best form of “therapy” to help deal with stress, so if at all possible you need to keep running. It is easy...

March 31, 2020
Performance Tips

Immune Boosting Tips

Story by Tamara Madden (Nutritionist)

Immune Boosting Tips:  Food/Lifestyle Bone broths - this is simple, affordable and highly effective, there is a recipe on my website Anti-microbial foods - Garlic, Onions, Oregano Anti-oxidant foods - Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, opt for a wide variety of colours Sunshine /Sauna  - viruses dislike heat, so sitting in direct...

March 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Do you suffer from digestive issues?

Story by Tamara Madden (Nutritionist)

Bloating, indigestion, reflux, nausea, excessive gas or wind, abdominal pain and irregular bowels are extremely common symptoms reported by many people and are associated with poor digestive function.  Did you know that poor digestion can also cause fatigue, headaches and lack of concentration?  There are many causes of these annoying...

March 18, 2020
Performance Tips

Prolonged rest can make running overuse injuries worse

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

HOW SOON SHOULD YOU START RUNNING AFTER AN INJURY? I have seen quite a few runners in our physio clinic recently who have been told by their health care professional that they will need months off running to recover from their injury. I have also had many emails from injured...

February 23, 2020
Performance Tips

Does your body need a grease and oil change?

Story by Mark Green (Physiotherapist | Run Coach)

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET YOUR CAR SERVICED? Every 10,000 kilometres? Every 6 Months? or do you wait until it breaks down, then call the tow truck or roadside repairs to come and get you out of trouble? Reaching the point where your car has broken down is somewhat inconvenient....

February 23, 2020
Performance Tips

Draft List of 100 miler+, LOS, 48 hour races in Australia

Story by valaar

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February 21, 2020
Community Stories

Progress your running with this training session

Story by Run2PB

By Coach Zac Newman ( Coach/Founder of Run2PB) There are many pieces to the P.B puzzle, it’s definitely not just one session, its a culmination of lots of dedication, commitment and consistency. Whether you are trying to crack the 25min for your next Parkrun or Sub 3hrs for the Marathon,...

February 19, 2020
Performance Tips

Surf Coast Trail Marathon – 2019

Story by Mel Macfarlane

July 2, 2019 The forecast said showers. Anyone who lives in or around Melbourne knows the weather forecast should always be taken with enough salt to induce heart failure. Grains need not apply. “Showers” could mean 5 seconds of rain followed by a glorious sunny day and it could also...

February 5, 2020
Community Stories

Two Bays 26km – 2019

Story by Les Corson

Back Home It says a lot about the human spirit that despite repeated efforts and a less than stellar outcome from an event, that you would want to go back again. Two Bays Trail Run, like the first love that you can never forget, it is the first trail race...

February 5, 2020
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