Runner case study: Dave Hill
dave56212015-02-24T09:57:37+00:00I engaged the services of Dave Bradley to help me with a late-starting marathon training campaign. Due to work commitments and lack of time, I [...]
The self-aware athlete
dave56212015-02-11T10:13:11+00:00Introduction A key part of coaching is to help people become aware. Let me give an example. I thought I was a reasonable age group [...]
Training Zones RPE
dave56212015-02-10T16:17:35+00:00RPE Heart Rate (% Max) Description Talk Test Level 1 < 80% Active recovery Able to have a chat Level 2 80-89% Aerobic threshold [...]
Fitness baseline tests
dave56212020-04-01T13:29:39+00:00In order to get fitter to achieve your goal means getting more power/pace from each heart beat. The key to measuring your improvement and for [...]
Don’t practice struggle
dave56212015-10-16T15:05:42+00:00My competitive swimming career ended at age 13 when the allure of orienteering, soccer, rugby and canoeing left little time for study let alone swimming [...]
Win a Finnis Tempo Trainer Pro
dave56212015-05-11T15:35:19+00:00We consider the Finis Tempo Trainer Pro to be one of the most useful swimming aids. It helps you achieve your best stroke rate, train [...]
Review criteria
dave56212020-06-12T09:43:41+00:00In order to review products and services effectively we needed to choose some criteria to help us make a judgement. This of course is totally [...]
Run like a kid
dave56212014-12-08T16:31:32+00:00Running is such a wonderfully natural thing to do. Just watch young children at play, they run all the time, and often just for the [...]
Marginal gains
dave56212014-12-08T16:42:24+00:00I note here in ‘Cycling’, a fine article by Charles Fearnley (the well know cyclists’ health and fitness expert) that: Cycling can never cause varicose [...]