Articles
The Mental Game
There are likely to be two occasions when you will need to draw on some mental strength: No. 1 When you are finding it hard to motivate yourself to get out and train. No. 2 When you are out walking and you really don’t want to carry on. You’re tired , it’s cold and/or wet [...]
HOW TO TRAIN FOR AN ULTRA MARATHON
Ultra running supremo Kerry Sutton gives us some advice on going the distance and training for our first ultra marathon This summer, on 25 June, we’re running our first ultra, Race to the King (RTTK), all 52 miles of it! Taking place for the first time this year in the South Downs, Race to the [...]
How To: Make Time For Exercise
Do you find yourself saying “I would love to do that but I don’t have the time”? Or maybe you say “I can’t” more often than “I can?”. I’d like to draw on the analogy of our bodies being like a bicycle chain. Both will serve you well for months, if not years, without maintenance. [...]
Top tips on Navigation and how best to address those hills
By Kerry Sutton The Dragon’s Back Race, running the length of Wales, has been tantalizing me for a while. With the entire 300km route unmarked, I thought it best to brush up on my navigation skills with Dave Taylor, a Fell running guide and current English Fell Running Champion (V50 category). It’s not often you [...]
Ciara’s Ultra Challenge
Read about Ciara’s challenge in full… South Downs Training is the new Orange
Going long, don’t go without these…
Banoffe Pie Balls 1 400g Pack Digestive biscuits 1 Banana 1 Can Dulce De Leche/Toffee* Chocolate for coating *”Toffee”/Dulce De Leche can be purchase already prepared – or can be made at home through a process of heating Sweetened Condensed Milk – Recipes/instructions can be found online. Crush Digestive Biscuits in a large plastic bag. [...]
Walk for Joy Presentation
As part of their initiative to boost health in the workplace, and also build a community in the workforce Diageo have organised an endurance event to motivate and inspire … It will take place 10/11 May along the beautiful South Downs Way, and the challenge is for their employees to either walk 50, 20 or [...]
The UK trail running championships 2016
The UK trail running championships 2016 Strength of mind. As runners we have good periods and bad periods of running, years when achieve PBs and feel strong and worthy winners and then years when life gets in the way and it doesn’t all come together as it might. 2015 was been one of those years [...]
Mental Strength
Train your body, but forget to train your MIND at your peril. We have all heard the adage ‘running ultras is 30% physical and 70% mental’, but how many of us really consider what this means? It means that in order to complete and compete in ultra races we need to be physically fit but [...]
The art of Visualisation
VISUALIZATION It’s time to start to play with Visualization, it’s such a valuable tool. You can use it on so many levels. At its most simple it will help you think through what might go wrong in a race and what you will do to over come it. In this way you are less likely [...]
Presentation to Pangbourne college GCSE and A level students
Inspiring, motivational and incredible are just some of the words that describes the engaging and interactive lecture our students received from Kerry Sutton. Her focus was on her experiences as an Ultra Marathon runner and the vigorous preparation (short & long) she goes through. So relevant to any GCSE and A-Level course or anyone interested [...]
How do I choose a coach?
You might ask your self how am I going to choose which coach to work with from all the ones available? I pondered this in the early days. It’s an important question to ask when, give or take, they all seem to offer the same thing. The answer I believe is in finding someone you [...]
hill training
The benefits of hill training and mental strategies to help you conquer them with confidence. In short, hill training is good for you and it’s good for your running. Why…? Because… Hill running will make you a stronger, faster and healthier runner. Running hills does this by improving leg-muscle strength, quickening your stride, expanding [...]
The Biomechanics of running
An afternoon with Shane Benzie by Kerry Sutton Most of us are lucky enough to be able to run – it’s both natural and normal. With regards my own running, I have been quite lucky and I am someone who works by the principle that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. My body has [...]
No ordinary 15 year old – Interview by Kerry Sutton
Joseph Grosvenor No ordinary 15 year old. Joseph at the tender age of 13 took part in his first Ultra. He was hooked from that day on. Joseph what was it that motivated you to do your first ultra? I have always enjoyed doing sport and when I was 12 I started running with Team [...]