Daniel Connolly Nov 6, 20212 minMastery Mindset & RunningMastery is a mindset and also a path - Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness Can you truly master running? Can you master your career? Your life?...
Daniel Connolly Sep 22, 20213 minGB Trials and Home International: dealing with the cards dealt and lessons learntIt’s Sunday 19th September. It’s a date marked in the diary as ‘A Race’. It’s a race to go ‘all in with’ and to perform to the very best...
Daniel Connolly Sep 8, 20212 minShoot your shot and enjoy the processTraining and racing to your highest potential is so much more than moving your body. Holistically, it’s your entire lifestyle, your...
Daniel Connolly Jun 29, 20212 minPrinciples not FormulasThere's no magic workout or perfect plan to improving as a runner and as an athlete. There’s consistency, adaptability and a process....
Daniel Connolly Jun 27, 20213 minTapering and Trusting the ProcessTapering. Peaking. Absorbing chronic training load to optimise race day competitiveness for peak performance. Getting fit is the easy...
Daniel Connolly Jun 13, 20212 minRunning FreeFreedom. A word associated with why many runners choose to run on trails and head to the hills. Running is escapism and novels such as...
Daniel Connolly Jun 11, 20214 minThe ‘Trial of Miles’ and Individual NeedsThe ‘trial of miles’: a term coined by fictional elite college runner, Quenton Cassidy in John L. Parker’s novel Once a Runner. In this...
Daniel Connolly Jun 5, 20218 minStrength and Conditioning for Trail, Fell and Mountain RunningFell running has common characteristics with cross country, orienteering, trail and mountain running and generally has steep gradients,...
Daniel Connolly Mar 5, 20212 minRunning by FeelLydiard, in his training principles, emphasised response regulated adaption which means that any training programme should not be...
Daniel Connolly Feb 23, 20213 minMarathon Training and Fell RunningThe Marathon is unquestionably the most prestigious event in distance running. It is the highlight endurance event in the Olympics and,...
Daniel Connolly Jul 30, 20205 minRunning Psychology and the Modern WorldToday there is a huge emphasis on the physiological and biomechanical aspects of training for running and endurance sport as a...
Daniel Connolly Jul 20, 20205 minPercy Cerruty and Trail RunningTrail running by nature should be exploratory and not overly prescriptive. Trail runners are typically more motivated by life meaning and...
Daniel Connolly Jun 29, 20206 minLydiard Training and Fell Running Arthur Lydiard pioneered the importance of aerobic training to maximise endurance performance and all contemporary training philosophies...
Daniel Connolly Jun 17, 20205 minRunning through Covid-19: Process not outcome Coronavirus. Covid-19. Global Pandemic. The global situation means that for many athletes, their 2020 goals have been scuppered. Be them...