We are very pleased to announce a partnership with Stryd, a Boulder-based company, producing one of the first, and best, power meters for running. What are power meters? Well that’ll be the topic of the first article in a new series we’ll publish about this. While you wait for that: it’s a unit measuring the…
Today I’d like to divert a bit from the long-standing discussion on whether it’s useful or not to assess someone’s running technique and instead look at why it can be so difficult and why consistent results from analysing running can be hard to come by. Let’s take a minute to refamiliarise ourselves with the key terms: Technique:…
In this four part video series René Borg talks you through how to get started with your training plan: Part 1 We begin with an overview of the ‘frame of the picture’ – how to understand what each week of training is all about. Part 2 The second part looks at how to begin understanding…
Because physical exercise can be strenuous and subject to risk of serious injury, we recommend you to obtain a physical examination from a doctor before participating in any exercise activity. You agree that by participating in physical exercise or training activities, you do so entirely at your own risk. You agree that you are voluntarily…
Arthur Lydiard told athletes to select the coaches that get results and stay away from those who didn’t. As purveyors of his ‘old school’ training philosophy, we need to hold ourselves to that standard. To help you judge, testimonials are not enough so here we provide the data of the results gained by athletes who…
Aerobic phase Dynamics strength and anaerobic phases Coordination, taper and race phases Sample interval/repetition pace plan
To run your best you need to know exactly what workout to perform every day and why you are doing it. In addition, you need options to modify the workout on the day if you are feeling better or worse than you expected or if anything else unforeseen happens. Our training programmes include a host…
But, to be successful at the highest potential level as soon as possible, every athlete in any sport needs a coach. Trial and error will work but it could take years of effort when the answers could be found quickly by working with a coach. You cannot stand back from yourself and see exactly what…
Our ChampionsEverywhere coaches travelled to the Lydiard Coaches Certification Invitational on the weekend of the 9th-11th September organised by the Lydiard Foundation: “For the past 7 years the Lydiard Foundation has been dedicated to preserving the legacy of the late, great coach, Arthur Lydiard. While staying true to the principles that have made this the premier…
A Lydiard coach can refer to any coach who purports to use the Lydiard methodology as the basis of their training. However, in recent years the Lydiard Foundation has prepared a training seminar with the aim of allowing coaches to attain “Lydiard certification”. The Lydiard coaching certification exists independently of the coaching education provided by…
