Tag: Running Coach

• Why performance is dependent on optimizing your own training needs

  

  Last weekend, the second Golden Ticket race of the year kicked off with a bang in the Arizona Black Canyon 100K. The day saw five runners (three men and two women) beat the previous course records, firmly establishing the race as one of the most competitive Golden Ticket races in years. But the most intriguing…

  Rhys Desmond

  February 21, 2023

  Personal Development

  Anthony Costales, Black Canyon Ultras 100K, Golden Ticket Race, Janosch Kowalczyk, Performance, Running, Running Coach, Tom Evans, Trail Running, Training, Training Plan, Ultra Running

• Why you shouldn’t train at maximum intensity

  

  If I was to tell any athlete in any sport one piece of advice it would be this: You don’t need to train at maximum intensity to perform at maximum intensity. For that matter, you don’t even need to perform at maximum intensity in any sport except for in short bursts.

  Rhys Desmond

  January 1, 2023

  Health & Fitness, Personal Development, Running, Training, Workouts

  Hard Workouts, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Interval Training, Intervals, Maximum Capacity, Maximum Intensity, Micro Tears, Running Coach, Running Injuries, Speed Work

• Running coach in Cambridge Ontario – Run with Rhys!

  

  As a high-level elite distance runner, I know what it’s like to obsess over the sport of running. I know what it’s like to go through the trials and tribulations of injury prevention and injury recovery. I know what it’s like to coach high-level, obsessive athletes in sport, having coached soccer for 10+ years. I…

  Rhys Desmond

  January 1, 2023

  Health & Fitness, Personal Development, Running, Training

  Cambridge, Coaching, Injury Recovery, Running after an injury, Running Coach, Training, Training Plans