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25.01.2022 "Finish at the finish." Seems simple enough to do, right? In a race or event, this absolutely makes sense but he also used to say this during almost every training session. Whether it was an easy recovery run or a hard interval session, 'finish at the finish' still rings true. Just like you cant imagine stopping your race 100 metres before the finish line, nor should you imagine this during training. We are creatures of habit and by finishing actually at the finish and not before, we are looking to create a positive habit that is reinforced in each and every session, not just when the coach is looking. Here is the link to this latest GoRun blog: www.gorun.com.au/blog/wefalltothelevelofourtraining

25.01.2022 In Coach Chris' few short years of coaching recreational runners to achieve their goals, he can pick out a few key themes and messages that are likely to stand the test of time and outlast whatever the latest, hilarious marketing trends of the week are. One of those key messages is the importance of the mental side running, as opposed to the physical side. Nine times out of ten as runners and across the fitness industry, we look to measure and improve our physical side, wh...ether it be the distance that we run, the time that we do, the physical preparations we make, the weight loss we achieve, the physical injuries we sustain, the fancy new running gear that we wear. Whilst these are all important in their own way, and very real, these are not the full story. In fact they are probably about 20% of the story. In this blog we talk about the other 80% www.gorun.com.au/blog/8020ofrunning

24.01.2022 10 Local Businesses To Help Your Running in 2021 As we start a new year, its always useful to know where you can get assistance with your new goals. We hope this little guide to 10 businesses can help you keep local, keep fit and keep injury free in 2021. Let us know what you think! https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/supportlocalbusiness ... #supportlocal #GoRun #melbourne #melbournebusiness #buylocal #runningmelbourne #melbournerunners #portmelbourne #rungroup #GoRunAustralia #runninggoals #newyear #newgoals

24.01.2022 Comparison is the devil. Well, maybe that's a bit extreme, but I rarely find comparisons helpful in my line of work. As runners we seem to be obsessed with comparing ourselves to last weeks parkrun, our old training times, our fitness levels when we were 18 or even worse, other peoples weekly training ks or race times. We then get really frustrated when we cant beat those times or continue our running progression on a beautifully straight upward trajectory. Hey, Ive been there and now as a coach I see and hear this frustration A LOT. We talk about some of these in our latest blog. Read it here http://ow.ly/otMV50xZaFV

24.01.2022 NEW RUNNER STORY: TIM So many runners get injured through overtraining and have to then tread the delicate balance of coming back from injury, managing volume and intensity and also changing their mindset to their training. Tim Mcbride-Burgess was one of those runners who managed to navigate his way back and ended up surpassing all of his expectations both with his running but also his triathlon. Here is his story and some of the lessons that he learnt along the wa...y. Thanks to Tim for sharing this with us https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorytim #runnerstories #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #running #Melbourne #backtorunning #triathlon

23.01.2022 NEW BLOG: Different Marathons, Different Approaches To Strength Training This is Part Two of Coach Kylies explorations into the strength training that we do and the impact on our running. This blog is her own personal experience of training for two different marathons in 2019 and the strength and mobility training that she did for each. Enjoy! Let us know your thoughts! ... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/strengthforrunners2 #running #GoRunAustralia #GoRun #marathon #marathontraining #strengthtraining #blog

23.01.2022 Remember those photos of Barack Obama playing basketball when he was President? Impressive, right? So the interesting question is, WHY do CEOs and other leaders, with some of the most stressful, energy sapping and time consuming jobs on the planet, MAKE SURE that they prioritise exercise and find the time to run? We talk about the 3 main reasons why in our latest blog http://ow.ly/KRvc50xZb0g

21.01.2022 Why do people love running and hate resting? This week Coach Chris talks about the importance of recovery in getting to your next start line. https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/workoutplusrecovery

21.01.2022 Thursday Thoughts: Movement is Medicine https://www.gorun.com.au//thursday-thoughts-movement-is-me #thursday #coach #coaching #run #gorunaustralia #movement #GoRun #rungroup #runcoach #melbourne #australia #portmelbourne

21.01.2022 DEBS RUNNING STORY Its amazing hearing the stories behind why people discover running. Theres often a moment of realisation or a tipping point that pushes people in a more positive, healthier direction. One of our favourite, regular runners, Debs, tells her own story of discovering running and Albert Melbourne parkrun, here: https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorydebs Share with a friend or family member who could use a positive, healthy story at the mom...ent. #GoRun #AlbertPark #Parkrun #albertmelbourneparkrun #parkrunau #whydoirun #melbourne #healthy

20.01.2022 GREAT OCEAN ROAD MARATHON TRAINING PLANS In less than 2 weeks, on Monday, January 27th 2020, we are accepting our first wave of new coaching clients all aiming to run at Great Ocean Road Marathon Festival on 17 May 2020! Interested? Check out all the info here and jump on board ASAP: https://www.gorun.com.au/gor2020 ... What do you get? 16 weeks of awesome run coaching with a personalised monthly training plan, regular advice and correspondence with your coach, a great welcome pack, discounts with all of our running and health partners, access to our weekly run groups and an online community of likeminded runners. These packages are perfect if this is your first time tackling the marathon distance and are worried about how to build distance without getting injured.

19.01.2022 This week Coach Chris talks about one of the topics he seems to come back to often, which is environment. By environment I dont really mean climate change and planting trees, nor do I necessarily mean a high performance environment like high altitude training camps, this is more about the environments that we choose to train, socialise and are raised within. To read the full article by Coach Chris, click here. www.gorun.com.au/blog/environmentmatters

19.01.2022 NEW TO RUNNING ? If you or a friend are new to running and are trying to get fit through running, our latest blog post is one for you. We've put together some sound, simple advice from our coaches to help you concentrate on the things that really matter, particularly on the mental side of things. Tag a mate who needs to see this...... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/newtorunning

19.01.2022 In this weeks 'The Sunday Long Run' email we chat about: - Our latest GoRun blog, 'Environment, it matters. A lot.' - Inspirational Runners - How we can feel safer whilst running - Upcoming events in December... Check it out: https://mailchi.mp/063c5893dee7/the-sunday-long-run-126

18.01.2022 Today we published our 5 runs in 50 minutes on our blog! This was the last in a 3 day mini-series to help people start and keep running with ideas and inspo, with all sessions under an hour. Here are the links for the 3 GoRun posts: 3 in 30 minutes: www.gorun.com.au/blog/3in30... 4 in 40 minutes: www.gorun.com.au/blog/4in40 5 in 50 minutes: www.gorun.com.au/blog/5in50 Enjoy! Keep running!

18.01.2022 Why do we feel guilty for Running? Yep, its a real thing. People of all shapes and sizes feel guilty for running. Whether you are a busy executive, a shift worker, a student, a stay at home parent or all of the above, runners guilt can stop you getting your running off the ground or keeping up your training routine. What can we do about it though?? Check out the full blog here for Coach Chris' tips www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnersguilt

17.01.2022 Two of our GoRun coaches were lucky enough to get an invite to the Sports Analytics Conference in Melbourne, courtesy of the awesome team at Red Bull. It was a great opportunity hear about some of the advances, themes, debates and how these might potentially apply these to the everyday runner. Read the full blog here: www.gorun.com.au/blog/areweindangerofdataoverload

17.01.2022 Looking for some short run inspiration? Got 30 minutes for a socially distanced run? Check out our 3 runs in 30 minutes: www.gorun.com.au/blog/3in30 ... #Run #Melbourne #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #trysomethingdifferent #keeprunning

16.01.2022 It's time for a new blog!! This week, we chat to the wonderful Meagan about her year long challenge of endurance events in 2018, that in her own words, helped her climb out of a dark hole. After several epic life challenges, Meagan set herself an inspiring goal of #8in18 to compete in an event in every state and territory of Australia in 2018. in this blog, she shares what she learnt from the challenge and the final event - Ironman Busselton, Western Australia - and how shes been keeping busy in 2019. Read more about Meagan's epic challenge on the GoRun blog: www.gorun.com.au/blog/2019/runnerstoriesmeagan

16.01.2022 Foam Rollers Unite! They're coming out of the corner to get you. BLOG: https://www.gorun.com.au//foam-rollers-union-believes-thei #recovery #foamroller #itsourtime #running #GoRun

16.01.2022 Running the Great Wall of China Marathon was a pipe dream for Kylie. She knew it was top of her wish list, despite not being able to really explain why. There were so many amazing runs out there to do, but it was just the one that needed to be her first international marathon. Forty was looming so why not pencil it in as a birthday present to herself?! Read her story here: https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorieskylie

16.01.2022 Looking for virtual run options in May? Here's 5 to keep you moving, motivated and consistent... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/5virtualruns

14.01.2022 In this weeks 'The Sunday Long Run' email we chat about: - Telling the story of one of our runners, Shannon - The Care of the Coach and how coaches can influence - Inspirational Australian Athlete, Kurt Fearnley - Passion for running chat with Natalie Moore.... Check it out: - https://mailchi.mp/8171299b19db/the-sunday-long-run-126

14.01.2022 This week's blog is another Real Runner Story. Shannon shares her running experience with us 'From Surgery to Half Marathon Runner'. Despite running from a young age, Shannon didnt see herself as a runner. It wasnt until she was forced to either quit running forever or undergo major surgery on both legs, that she realised how much it meant to her. Now every run is a celebration. Read her story now www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstoriesshannon

14.01.2022 NEW BLOG: Thursday Thoughts: The Right Upgrade for your Running in 2021 https://www.gorun.com.au//thursday-thoughts-ride-the-upgra #blog #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #run #runner #melbourne #melbournerunners #newyear #runninggoals #coaching #rungroup #runcoach #australia #halfmarathon #5k #parkrun #marathon

14.01.2022 NEW BLOG!! TIPS FOR WINTER RUNNING If you are in Victoria, Australia you will have experienced the arctic blast that crossed the state last week. As if we havent already faced enough challenges to our training this year, now we seem to have been hit with a very early taste of winter. So how do you get yourself motivated and out running safely in these conditions? We thought we would jot down a few tips! https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/coldweathertraining

14.01.2022 NEW BLOG! Mental Resilience & Recovery It has been great to see the shifts that many people have made over the last 8 weeks around their mental game in their running and life in general. Its not an easy thing to address. This blog is about mental resilience and recovery, and why they are the keys to you keeping running in the longer term. Let us know what you think!... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/keeprunninglongterm

14.01.2022 We all lose focus at times. It's how we bounce back that matters. This week Coach Chris talks about getting back on track when life gets busy or complicated. https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/howtorefocus

13.01.2022 We're all getting older. Even our coaches... This week Coach Chris talks about the idea of building for the long term, rather than focusing only on races and short term gain. https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/longhaul

13.01.2022 In this week' 'The Sunday Long Run' email we chat about: - SECTION 1 - We Fall to the Level of Our Training - SECTION 2 - Sonia O'Sullivan - Turning 50 and transitioning to recreational running. - SECTION 3 - Why Do We Feel Guilty for Running? - SECTION 4 - GoRun on LinkedIn... Check it out: The Sunday Long Run 1:28 - https://mailchi.mp/4155b3486f35/the-sunday-long-run-128

13.01.2022 Port Melbourne Run Group. Wednesdays 6:15pm Looking forward to seeing these guys finishing the day with a run by the water. #RunGroup #MelbourneRunners #Melbourne #Run #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #PortMelbourne #5km #parkrunau #halfmarathon #runcoaching #instarunners

12.01.2022 NEW BLOG: The Basics of Strength Training for Runners Our GoRun strength and mobility guru, Kylie Royal Meehan is helping our runners to all get a bit stronger and more mobile through a series of workout videos and blogs. In this two-part blog, she takes a step back and explains why strength and mobility training is important, then in part 2, how it helped her with her 2 marathons in 2019. Part 1 is now up on the GoRun blog! Enjoy!!... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/strengthforrunners

11.01.2022 Couples who train together... Finish 20 seconds apart in their first race post lockdown... Well done to Bec & John on their #TwoBaysTrailRun efforts! #GoRunAustralia #GoRun #TwoBays #PostLockdown #Melbourne #Running #MelbourneRunners #Racetime

10.01.2022 SILVER LININGS FOR OUR RUNNING? With restrictions starting to change all over Australia, there are a few silver linings amongst all this corona chaos... Our latest GoRun blog is about exactly that, silver linings. Would love to hear what other positives there have been for you and your running from this situation... https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/silverlinings

10.01.2022 Port Melbourne Run Group. Wednesdays 6:15pm Looking forward to seeing these guys flying through some more intervals. #RunGroup #MelbourneRunners #Melbourne #Run #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #PortMelbourne #5km #parkrunau #halfmarathon #runcoaching #instarunners

09.01.2022 Trevor is the first runner that we ever coached at GoRun! He is now a spritely 65 (ish ) year old and has run for recreation and fitness for over 30 years, completing 6 marathons, over 20 half marathons, plus many other road and trail races. Over 14 weeks, he trained for the Great North Run Half Marathon, which takes place in his home town of Newcastle (UK) in mid September every year. After he successfully ran his best half marathon time in 7 years (2:06:32), we asked him to jot down his side of the story: https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/trevor

09.01.2022 In this week's blog we talk about the top 5 things that a first time marathoner needs to know. We cover the importance of starting where you are at, consistency, recovery, easy training sessions and nutrition. Read the full blog here www.gorun.com.au/blog/firsttimemarathontips

08.01.2022 If you have always wanted to be able to run 5km, do parkrun or are looking to work your way back up to 5km distance safely after a break, then this is the simple online training plan for you. We'll take the guess work out of your running and gradually build you up to 5km over 5 weeks. Our priority is on consistency and keeping you injury free so that you can get run fit. Find out more and get started here: https://www.gorun.com.au/shop/5weeksto5km

07.01.2022 Too Far, Too Fast, Too Often. Now... weve all been there as beginners, even some of the fastest runners you know probably began by lots of mistakes in their running. Most of us will have fallen foul of the 'Too Far, Too Fast or Too Often' problem. This is particularly the case with marathon training and those embarking on their first marathon in 2020 can use this blog to help them beat the curse! Read the full blog on the GoRun website www.gorun.com.au/blog/toofartoofasttoooften

07.01.2022 12 WEEK CORPORATE COACHING EXPERIENCE Coaches Kylie Royal Meehan and Chris chatted with the team at Jean Hailes for Women's Health after their corporate run coaching experience leading in to Melbourne Marathon Festival. The GoRun Australia team really enjoyed working with them for 12 weeks and saw that the running and coaching really built camaraderie, improved health and wellbeing, and got people really excited about having a collective team challenge. At GoRun, are de...finitely looking to do more of this in 2020. Here's what the team thought of the experience... https://youtu.be/AszX7gHw2zg

07.01.2022 Hmm... which one describes your running at the moment? . . #GoRun #GoRunAustralia #Melbourne #MelbourneRunners #instarunners #portmelbourne #RunGroup #runcoach #running #parkrun #parkrunau

07.01.2022 Despite running from a young age, Shannon didn’t see herself as a ‘runner’. It wasn’t until she was forced to either quit running forever or undergo major surgery on both legs, that she realised how much it meant to her. Now every run is a celebration. Here is her story: https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstoriesshannon

06.01.2022 NEW BLOG: Getting back into Running After Kids - Sheree's Story Getting back into running is fraught with emotional and physical hurdles. Sheree, with the help of GoRun managed those hurdles and came back to take on new challenges after having two children and managing a growing business in Port Melbourne. Here is her story! https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorysheree

06.01.2022 Our new realities as runners... I've tried to draft a blog a few times about the #coronavirus situation and how it affects us as #runners. It's never felt right and the context keeps changing up on me. This blog will be the first of a few and this particular one focuses on realising the new reality that we now face as runners and what we might do with that new reality. I must say a thank you to my good friend and fellow coach, Michael from Momentum Endurance Coaching for the chat about this a couple of days ago and sparking the initial idea for this blog. Stay safe, stay healthy! #NewReality #blog #running #melbourne #keepconsistent #health #staysafe

05.01.2022 This weeks blog is from Coach Kylie and she talks about the realities of getting back to running as a new mum. I'm sure others will relate as she talks about her experience, the challenges she faced and the things that helped her get back running. Read the full blog on our website http://ow.ly/LjAI50xZbmp

05.01.2022 The Sunday Long Run 1:29 - https://mailchi.mp/6ec5844ae2be/the-sunday-long-run-129 In this weeks 'The Sunday Long Run' email we chat about: - Our NEW BLOG! 'The 80/20 of running.' - The Importance of Your Long Run... - Do you run on Christmas Day? - NEW! GoRun Corporate Coaching Video See more

04.01.2022 So good to see Sera hit re-start on her running by building up to 5km with our '5 weeks to 5km' online training plan. This new blog chats about finding your true starting point and building your running from there. #5weeksto5km #5km #parkrun #parkrunau #online #trainingplan #coaching #run #runner #running #melbourne #australia #newyear #getfit https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/sera5km

02.01.2022 We're all still Learning. Even the Coaches. Even coaches still benefit from being coached. Whilst they are busy sharing their knowledge with others and helping to structure their training, increase accountability and get results, they too, can do with help from time to time. There are coaches out there who are former athletes, there are coaches who have never been athletes and there are coaches like myself, who still have athletic ambitions. There are plenty of pros and cons to each situation, but no matter what a coaches' own personal experience in the sport, few coaches would claim that they know it all. In fact, if they do claim to know it all, I would say that they are deluded. Check it out the full blog here: www.gorun.com.au/blog/all-still-learning

02.01.2022 Races are back! Here's Coach Kylie's thoughts on her first post lockdown racing experience. https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/postlockdownracing

02.01.2022 Getting back into running is fraught with emotional hurdles that we have to overcome. Statistically those first 3-4 weeks are the hardest and where we have the most to endure both physically and mentally. Just look at the numbers of people that 'fall off the bandwagon' after New Years. It kills me every year seeing the numbers of runners slowly declining as we get into February, March and April. Surely we can break through this! So what can we do about this? We talk about a few key points in our latest blog http://ow.ly/KuBL50xZbvC

02.01.2022 NEW BLOG: Take a Free Hit in your 2021 Racing https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/freehit #coaching #run #gorunaustralia #gorun #runcoach #melbourne #running #training #halfmarathon #5km #marathon #freehit #blog #newyear #goals

01.01.2022 NEW RUNNER STORY: SARAH (Sarah Lovison) Sarah has come back to running after a full ankle reconstruction and has continued to push her own boundaries in terms of distances, times and her own image of herself as a runner. A self-confessed and named Turtle, she loves the trails and the trail running community. In this blog she writes in her own words about her journey of taking up running, through to completing a marathon and tackling an ultra marathon in 2019. Thank ...you so much to Sarah for contributing this story. This one is for all the turtles out there https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorysarah #trailrunning #marathon #ultramarathon #backtorunning #blog #GoRun #GoRunAustralia

01.01.2022 Runner Stories: Susan A few keen GoRun observers, will know the wonderfully witty Susan from parkrun Australia. As a Melbourne Rebels rugby tragic, business owner and self confessed terrible cyclist, she is a lot of fun to coach. Introducing her to running hard intervals, longer event distances and learning to pace her Albert Melbourne parkrun has been interesting to say the least Check out her running story, which she was kind enough to share, on the GoRun blog: https://www.gorun.com.au/blog/runnerstorysusan

01.01.2022 What does the perfect runner look like? I hear this question being discussed every so often in magazines, online forums or occasionally over coffee after our Saturday morning 5km parkrun. Particularly if you are relatively new to running, you might be interested and might even be in awe of those runners who seem to have the perfect build, legs, speed,or effortless look to them as they glide around the track or along the bike path. I see so many runners undermining themselves and their progress by comparing to supposedly perfect runners but, what do we even think a perfect' runner looks like? Read the full blog here http://ow.ly/y3Tl50xZ6iM

01.01.2022 Our first blog for 2020 talks about recovery. One of the key components that is often overlooked. We asked the Physiotherapists at Port Melbourne Physio and Pilates, "If you could recommend anything in the first 24 hours after a race, long run or particularly hard training session to help recovery, what would it be?" Read the full article here: www.gorun.com.au/blog/greatrecovery