Training Guides

Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?

Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?

Creatine has a pretty long and glorious history compared to other sports supplements. The supplemental form, creatine monohydrate, was first taken up by British Olympians like Linford Christie and ...

Mental Focus Under Fire: Jake Gibbs, Five Jellyfish Stings, a Flat Tire, and the Oahu Pentathlon

Mental Focus Under Fire: Jake Gibbs, Five Jellyfish Stings, a Flat Tire, and the Oahu Pentathlon

The Oahu Pentathlon is not a conventional race. It is a 135-mile journey that asks athletes to circumnavigate the island of Oahu in a single continuous effort—roughly two miles of ocean swimming, s...

Performance Benefits of a Higher VO2 Max

Performance Benefits of a Higher VO2 Max

In endurance sports, VO2 max sets the ceiling for aerobic energy production. Athletes with higher values can sustain higher absolute workloads before fatigue sets in because they deliver more oxyge...

What is a Backyard Ultra? And why they are harder than you first think

What is a Backyard Ultra? And why they are harder than you first think

Originating from the mind of Gary Cantrell in 2011, the first Backyard Ultra (Big's Backyard Ultra) was held at Bell Buckle, Tennessee. The concept is simple: run 4.167 miles (6.7km) in an hour, an...

How to cope with running in the heat.

How to cope with running in the heat.

Set an early alarm and beat the heat! The best time to run is early in the morning between 6-7am. For example, parkun Founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt says this is when he does most of his runs in the ba...