Relaxed Running

The Balanced Runner is headed in Melbourne by Paul Mackinnon, who lived a sporting life as a semi-professional hockey player for 15 years playing in Australia and Europe, allowing him access to high performance programs, athletes and coaches around the world. Since retiring he has developed The Balanced Runner coaching business to help athletes, utilising the philosophy that was developed largely by Lex Anderson in Canberra and further refined by Paul over the past 5 years practising as a professional running technique coach. Paul regularly travels to Queensland to conduct sessions, as well as being able to conduct interstate or overseas sessions via FaceTime or Skype, so even if you aren’t in Melbourne and you are interested in improving your running technique, contact Paul at www.thebalancedrunner.com.au

New Zealand's Marathon Runner and Coach Lydia O'Donnell joins us on the show today. For more from Lydia, check out her website: www.lydiaodonnell.comThis episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout: http://rundies.com.au/To become an RR member, visit www.relaxedrunning.com

Jessica Trengove (Stenson) is a two-time Olympian and two-time Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist over the marathon. She joins us today on the podcast. This episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout: http://rundies.com.au/

David McNeill is a two-time Olympian. Bert Gershater is his mentor/sports psychologist. 'Mentors Corner' is a chance for us to sit down with both of them and discuss the mental side of sport, competition and life. These episodes can expand well beyond just conversation about running, yet somehow running serves as a perfect metaphor for what we discuss. Would you like to become a member of Relaxed Running?Our membership gives you access to bonus podcast episodes (2-3/month), training programs for the beginner to intermediate runner from 5km-Marathon, a growing video library of experts (podiatrists, exercise physiologists, physiotherapists and more) giving you running specific advice. www.relaxedrunning.com/join

Riley Cocks is an Australian 10,000m, Half Marathon Runner and all round good bloke! Great conversation with him on Relaxed Running this week. Enjoy. This episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout: http://rundies.com.au/To start your 3-day free trial of the RR membership visit: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/join

Andy Blow is a Sports Scientist with a degree in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Bath. An expert in sweat, dehydration and cramping, Andy previously worked as the Team Sports Scientist for the Benetton and Renault Formula 1 teams, and remains an adviser to the Porsche Human Performance Centre.An elite level triathlete in his younger days, Andy has finished in the top-10 of Ironman and IM 70.3 races, as well as winning an Xterra World title.It was Andy's own struggles with cramp and hydration that led to him specialising in electrolyte replenishment and founding Precision Hydration. Andy is a leading figure in the world of sports hydration and has worked alongside Dr Raj Jutley, as well as other top sports scientists, to co-author a number of studies and books.Get 15% off your first order at precisionhydration.com by entering the code RELAXEDRUNNING at the checkout. You can book a free online video call with a Sweat Expert via this link: https://precisionhydration.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=14563677.  Below are two blog posts mentioned in this episode:How to START hydrated and why that's so importantThe Three Levers - How to get your nutrition strategy right for endurance performanceIf you have any questions or feedback for the team at Precision Hydration shoot it through to hello@precisionhydration.com and one of our Sports Scientists will get back to them. This episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout: http://rundies.com.au/To start your 3-day free trial of the RR membership visit: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/join

Max Stevens is the Australian 3000m Steeple Champ. He trains in Adelaide with Team Tempo under the guidance of coach Adam Didyk. This episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout: www.rundies.com.au To start your 3-day free trial of the RR membership visit: www.relaxedrunning.com/join

Elly McLean is a sports nutritionist who is passionate about helping us fuel effectively for training, racing and healthy living. For more from Elly visit: www.nutritionelly.com This episode is bought to you by Rundies Undies Athletics Underwear. To get 25% on all your Rundies purchases, simply enter RELAXED25 upon checkout. To start your 3-day free trial of the RR membership visit: www.relaxedrunning.com/join www.rundies.com.au

Benita Willis holds every Australian record from the 2000m all the way up to the marathon. She has competed at 4 Olympic Games, 2 Commonwealth Games and in 2003 won the World Cross Country Championships. She is one of Australia's best female distance runners of all time. She also happens to be great fun to chat with. Enjoy!To connect with her in regards to coaching, visit the link below:https://laceuprunning.com.au/This episode  of the podcast is supported by Rundies. For a 25% discount on ALL Rundies purchases enter coupon code: RELAXED25www.rundies.com.au

Dylan Stenson is an Australian 1.46 800m runner with plans to move up to the 1500m. After moving from Soccer to running at age 25, he's seen a rapid rise in his performance on the track. This was a great episode which looks at training right for your type, dealing with changes as an athlete, training load and racing consistency. If you'd like to become a Relaxed Running Member, you can begin your 3 day free trial at the link below: www.relaxedrunning.com/join