The 10 easiest ways to improve your ultra running from coach & physio Tim Pigott
Trail & ultra running from Wild Ginger RunningShow Notes
Today are talking about the 10 easiest things you can do to improve your ultra running this year with talented chef, should be on bake off, gingerbread house-making coach and physio, Tim Pigott from HP3 Coaching! We do a deep dive on the following:
Originally on YouTube here https://youtube.com/live/-fBSUjIF0qI
1 More easy volume (slow running and walking) in zone one 2 Sleep, one of the biggest things for recovery, more than gadgets and potions 3 Nutrition - deep dive on your day to day nutrition not just workouts 4 Daily mobility recovery - stretching, foam roller yoga 10 mins morning and eve 5 Strides, not high intensity but puts snap and spring in the legs 6 Fuelling the gut - improve ability to take on carbs during training 7 Strength! At least two strength sessions per week, 20-30mins 8 Mind - ultra marathons are a mental as well as a physical challenge. Need resilience 9 Cross-training - non-running activities are also really important 10 Fun! Even the elites have to enjoy it, enjoy training and racing
Tim has made some Wild Ginger Running training plans including strength drills and skills, take a look here https://www.trainingpeaks.com/my-training-plans/WildGingerRunning
ABOUT OUR TIM In 2000 a car on the wrong side of the road, overtaking on a blind summit, crashed into coach Tim's car leaving him in a coma for two weeks and life-threatening injuries that took him years of surgeries and rehab to recover from. He is now mostly held together by metal. Find out more about the accident and his road to recovery here https://www.youtube.com/live/dRzi1AvUNOA
Tim is sponsored by Scarpa, Sidas, Supernatural Fuel and Precision Fuel & Hydration
Tim's ultra advice playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyZ16LRfpz0DZf7ieoLiq0145r_JDp62t
More info and book coach Tim and his team here: https://www.hp-3.co.uk
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