Relaxed Running

Ryan Mannix is an elite distance runner turned Yoga instructor who is working with a number of top athletes from around the world in a variety of sports. He's recently been working with a number of Australia's top distance runners to help them add the secret weapon of strength and flexibility into the training program.

Benita Willis is a 4-time Olympian, 2004 World Cross Country Champion and has run 2.23 for the Marathon (also an Australian Record) and holds Aussie Records over 2000m, 5000m, 10000m and the Marathon. Since retiring from competitive running she's turned her attention to coaching athletes in the distance world through Lace Up Running. www.laceuprunning.com.au

This episode is taken from The Footy Coach Podcast. I am interviewed by the host of the show James O'Conner (aka Joc) about some of the ways we can improve our running performance.

Andy Blow is a Hydration Expert from Precision Hydration in the U.K. He's back on the show today to speak about the specific ways we can create a customised hydration plan to fuel our running performance. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sETqMGxlbWQ - '3 levers' video https://www.precisionhydration.com/products/pf-30-gel/#thecarbcalculator - Quick Carb Calculator https://www.precisionhydration.com/performance-advice/hydration/how-to-start-hydrated-and-why-that-is-important-sodium-preloading-what-to-do-before-a-race-hydration/ - How to start Hydrated (and not over drink pre-race) https://www.precisionhydration.com/performance-advice/hydration/salt-and-the-high-blood-pressure-hypothesis/ - Salt/Sodium and high blood pressure etc https://www.precisionhydration.com/performance-advice/hydration/what-is-hyponatremia-and-how-can-you-avoid-it/. Hyponatremia https://www.precisionhydration.com/performance-advice/hydration/sodium-for-athletes/ - Why is sodium important for athletes https://www.precisionhydration.com/book-a-video-consultation/ - Book a free video call with our team

Matt Clarke is an Australian Olympian who competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics over the 3000m Steeplechase. Enjoy. www.relaxedrunning.com

This week on the show we have good friend of mine Jess Stenson. She's an Olympic Marathon runner and Commonwealth Games Medallist. Two years ago she gave birth to her first child and three weeks ago she ran a Marathon P.B. She's a star. Enjoy the episode.

Today I'm going to give you a guided audio running session. This is best done after a 10-minute easy warm up jog and is quite a difficult session! Good luck and please let me know how you liked it.

This week I catch up with Australian Ironman Simon Hearn to chat about his rapid rise in performance over the last few seasons.

Today I'm offering you a taste of a guided audio training session. It will take you 20-minute to complete after your warm up and is a very tough session. If you're looking for a way to inject some pace into your week, this is a great way to do it!