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UT26 Rivington RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3RD

UT26 Rivington has been rescheduled for November 3rd and entries have reopened. Come along and join us for a great route in Lancashire, click the event date on the left and sign up now!

 

UT26 Grizedale results and photographs

UT26 Grizedale was blessed with glorious weather (a little bit of rain later..) and some great performances from all competitors. The results and photographs are now available from the menu links on the left hand side, to see our movie GO HERE NOW


UT26 Grizedale COMPETITOR NOTES AVAILABLE

The competitor notes are now available for Montane Ultra Trail 26 Grizedale, please go to the Grizedale event page to download the pdf document. Please ensure that you read all the information in full, as it will ensure that your day runs smoothly and allow you to complete the course without any mishaps on the day! You will receive a waterproof map and road book at registration, a copy has been included in the competitor notes for familiarisation purposes.

Are you a plodder or a burner??

As someone who like to question the ‘books’, once again the end of the season draws closer and athletes look forwards to a short break followed by long and slow base building miles. My main concern with this approach is that despite most magazines and books suggesting this is the way forwards, it tends to make most athletes slower.

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Can too much sports nutrition be a bad thing??

Sports research and associated articles have made us all more conscious of the need to keep ‘topping up’ our carbohydrate levels during long training sessions and many riders and runners will frequently use drinks, gels, shots or bars to ensure their quota of carbohydrate. On an almost daily basis we are told that if we don’t take an energy gel every 15 minutes throughout exercise, the quality of the workout will be reduced. Energy drink packaging displays guidelines which generally involve a bottle beforehand, a few more bottles during and an extra few to follow your workout. It you fail to listen to this advice, your glycogen stores will deplete and your workout will suffer.. really??

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Learn how to forefoot run with our series of video tutorials..

There are 4 simple principles which we believe to be the fundamental requirements of successful running, these are the 3 C’s: Contact, Cadence Core and Coordination. In our series of video tutorials we explain the importance of footwear and technique. To see the latest video (part3) and the earlier tutorials, visit our blog page and take the first forefoot step to faster running!

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