Odyssey Trail Running

“Strength is gained in the range it is trained.” Charles Poliquin The majority of lower limb exercises tend to have limited range of motion. Imagine a squat or lunge (or watch someone next time you’re at the gym) and you can see flexion at the knee and hip are somewhat restricted. This movement trains the quad at full knee flexion. It’s great for improving mobility, and can really improve strength and stability around the knee joint (who doesn’t kneed that?). It’s also one more option if you’re working with limited equipment. Adaptations: start at bodyweight. If it’s still too tough, lean forward from the hip to initiate the movement. Give it a try and let me know how you get on 💪🏼 #strength #strengthtraining #strengthandconditioning #rehab #prehab #kneehab #bulletproofknees #legday #fitforlife #runningcoach #trailrunning #runstronger #trainsmarternotharder #runstrong #strong #lessismore #injuryprevention #weighttraining #fitness #yourjourney #odysseypt #runninggoals #crosstraining #faster #firehousefitness

Really useful info from The Fell Runners Association
https://fellrunner.org.uk/documents/2021/hyperthermia_leaflet_2021.pdf

❗️ Limited Places ❗️
New 4-week block begins Monday 5th July.
Booking at https://app.gymcatch.com/provider/1452/courses, or DM for more info 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏼

If you're new to running, or worried about keeping up the miles when the bad weather hits, grab yourself a brew and take a minute to watch this wee video (ok, its a little longer than a minute 😀)

After receiving a number of questions last week, I've tried to offer a little kit advice to help give you the confidence to head out to your local trails to try to make the most of the wintery conditions.

I've also included links to more information and some interesting reads.

As always feel free to get in touch with any questions or comments.
Enjoy.

Winter Running. A short video showing some the kit I will carry, and the clothing I might wear when heading out to run some of my local trails in winter.Links: (info and int...

A thought provoking read, with some points I’ll touch upon in this weekend winter running video 👍🏼🏃🏻‍♀️❄️

Also, hit this link to take a read of Tim Budd’s blog I shared last year. Gets ya thinkin! 🤔 https://testedtodestruction.blogspot.com/2020/02/go-outside-sit-down-wait.html

My Winter Running Accident - a cautionary tale It may have been a lockdown-friendly local route he knew well, but a surprise slip on icy ground put fell runner Nick Small in a serious predicament, a situation he hadn't gone well equipped to deal...

‼️ Video Inbound ‼️
After some of my recent pics and videos I’ve had a few folk ask for advice on getting out running in winter.
“How many layers do you have?”, “Are you wearing spikes”, and “What’s in your pack?” we’re probably the most common questions so I’ll be posting a video this weekend covering the clothing and footwear I tend to use, and things I’ll always carry when running on local trails in winter 😀

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🏃‍♀️ RUNNER'S STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 🏃‍♀️
⚠️ NEW 4-WEEK BLOCK STARTS MONDAY ⚠️

✅ Injury Prevention
✅ Balance & Stability
✅ Muscle activation
✅ Strength & Power
✅ Mobility
✅ Speed / Agility

Places must be booked directly on the GymCatch app https://app.gymcatch.com/provider/1452/courses

Start your 2021 running journey the right way 💪

With the news over the weekend, it seeming more likely that Level 4 Covid restrictions aren't going away any time soon!

BUT DON'T PUT YOUR TRAINING ON HOLD!

We've been here before and we worked through it!
We had months of successful remote coaching and today we resume our online Runner's Strength & Conditioning sessions.

✅ Injury Prevention
✅ Balance & Stability
✅ Muscle activation
✅ Strength & Power
✅ Mobility
✅ Speed / Agility

🎥❗️💻 LIVE ONLINE via Zoom 💻❗️🎥
Session starts at 6:30pm

Places can be booked directly on the GymCatch app https://app.gymcatch.com/provider/1452/courses
or by bank transfer / PayPal (message me for details)

📲 DM for more info, or to reserve your place.

Absolutely stunning views across Moray today ❤️

Winter sometimes provides the most amazing vistas, but does the arrival of colder weather tend to keep you off the trails❓

With a little knowledge and some tweaks to your kit list you can continue your adventures year round 🏃🏻‍♂️🏔❄️

Look out for our upcoming Intro to Trail Running, and Trail Running Improver sessions in the coming weeks!

First attempt at ‘proper’ orienteering this weekend and absolutely loved it.

Decided to test my navigation abilities on the tougher course and didn’t completely embarrass myself 😀🗺🧭
Finished, didn’t get too lost, and didn’t break anything!

A great event hosted by Moravian Orienteering Club with courses suitable for all - elites, kids, mums with toddlers.
I’d definitely recommend giving it a try.
Finished with cracking coffee and cake from Roast2coast Coffee to reward my efforts ☕️🍪

A cracking blog from Tim Budd 👍
Read, and SHARE!

Go outside. Sit down. Wait. I know there have been a few blogs/blogs that want to be articles/etc. out recently that have been talking about FRA kit and whether it is w...