It has been a while since my last blog entry and much has changed since I set out with ambitions for 2013 to target another marathon challenge. At first I was struck by a series of unfortunate events – food poisoning and two bouts of fever, but it was not long before I realised that…
Alan O’Brien, middle-distance runner from Crusaders AC, was a relative late-comer to the sport but rose quickly through the ranks of the sport to represent Ireland five times at full International level. As a late call-up to the European Team Championships in Slovakia, he was instrumental in securing Ireland promotion when he out-kicked the field…
We are organising another Kerry mountain running training camp weekend following up on the successful ones that have been held over the last number of years. This is not a professional event but simply a trip organised by friends for friends and other mountain running enthusiasts (new friends in other words!). Usually, a great crowd…
Chronic Cardio. Where did that term come from? Browse websites supporting the fitness system CrossFit, fitness writer Mark Sisson’s “Primal BluePrint” site and other Paleo-inspired exercise sites (Paleo Sprint, Paleo Hack, Primal North, the list is long) and you’ll find warnings about ”Chronic Cardio” The concept of “Chronic Cardio”seems to be used to help distinguish new training…
The ChampionsEverywhere team will be at this weekend’s “Sports and Fitness Show” in the RDS so if you’ve been wanting to meet up with our team and find out what old school coaching is all about or get a preview of what our approach to injury free running can do for you, then come by…
“I have worked with Rene for the last 3 months on my running technique and training sessions and have seen great progress in my speed and endurance. Rene has gone well beyond what I was expecting in terms of feedback and advice as a coach. For any one looking to work with a coach I…
For our ancestors, movement was not optional, nor was it considered work, it was just something they did to survive. If you’re ready to move beyond the gyms and beyond strange isolation exercises, then we offer the programme to show you another way: how to get fitter, stronger and healthier than ever before solely through…
For attendees of our “Run injury free” workshops, Laragh provides an idyllic setting which is easy to access by car. But don’t despair, even without a car you have multiple options. To see a full overview of options by car, bus and train, we suggest looking at this page on Glendalough.ie. If neither of these…
When Arthur Lydiard published his first running book, he was reluctant to post any training plans in them. Word has it that he worried about runners reading the plans without understanding the underlying principles and would go out and either 1) get hurt or 2) under perform. I have heard many coaches say “Arthur Lydiard…
Can it really be true that we have all been misled for so long? That natural running is the best way to train and the only way to stay injury free? Follow René’s training as he emerges from Tony Riddle’s tutelage to prove established notions wrong and show that we are truly “Born to Run”,…
