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 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...