← All themes

TRAIL NOTES · COACHING INSIGHTS

Coaching Insights (Technique & Training): for Trail & Ultra Running, for HER.

Climbing, descending, footwork, poles and pacing: the practical coaching that makes hard ground feel easier and keeps you upright when it counts.

Running Safely Solo as a Woman

01

Running Safely Solo as a Woman

A practical, honest guide to running alone, prepared rather than afraid.

Read →

How to Find Your Local Trails

02

How to Find Your Local Trails

The apps, habits and first steps to finding runnable trails near you.

Read →

What to Do When the Weather Ruins Your Plan

03

What to Do When the Weather Ruins Your Plan

Adapt, move or swap: the calm decision-making that keeps training on track.

Read →

Train the Downhill: Eccentric Strength and the Art of Coming Down

04

Train the Downhill. Eccentric Strength and the Art of Coming Down.

Descending is a trainable skill. Build the eccentric strength that makes it stick.

Read →

Poles, Pack and the Upper Body Trail Runners Forget

05

Poles, Pack and the Upper Body Trail Runners Forget.

Pole technique, pack fit and the upper body strength most training plans skip.

Read →

Your Cycle Is Data, Not a Training Calendar

06

Your Cycle Is Data, Not a Training Calendar.

What the research actually says about training around your cycle, and how to track patterns without rigid rules.

Read →

Power Hiking Is a Skill: How to Train It for Trail Races

07

Power Hiking Is a Skill.

Hiking the climbs is a technique in its own right. Learn the posture, drills and the switch that saves your legs.

Read →

Training for Trail and Ultra Events Through Winter

Sign up free to unlock

08

Training for Trail & Ultra Events Through Winter

Locked. Sign up free to read this note.

Night Running: How to Make the Dark Familiar

Sign up free to unlock

09

Night Running: How to Make the Dark Familiar

Locked. Sign up free to read this note.

Why Your First Ultra Starts With Consistency, Not Mileage

Sign up free to unlock

10

Why Your First Ultra Starts With Consistency, Not Mileage

Locked. Sign up free to read this note.

Your First 50km: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Sign up free to unlock

11

Your First 50km: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Locked. Sign up free to read this note.

Why the 50K Is More Than a Stepping Stone

Sign up free to unlock

12

Why the 50K Is More Than a Stepping Stone

Locked. Sign up free to read this note.

4 Key Workouts for Ultra Running

13

4 Key Workouts for Ultra Running

The essential session types, easy running, VO2 intervals, threshold and strength, that build a durable ultra engine.

Read →

Run or Power-Hike? Making the Smart Call in an Ultra

14

Run or Power-Hike? Making the Smart Call in an Ultra

A coaching guide to the run versus power-hike decision on ultra climbs, and how to train both capacities.

Read →

Training for a Longer Day

15

Training for a Longer Day

How to adapt a training block when your race day will be longer than the plan assumes: reshape, do not add.

Read →

Training for Trail & Ultra Events Through Winter

16

Training for Trail & Ultra Events Through Winter

How female trail and ultra runners can train safely and consistently through an Australian winter.

Read →

Running Poles: When and How to Use Them

17

Running Poles: When and How to Use Them

This guide covers when running poles actually help, how to use them well, and the mistakes to avoid so they become an advantage instead of a burden.

Read →

★ Get notes made for you ★

Get the right notes, made for where you are.

Free to join. We send only what is relevant to you.

Get your Trail Notes (free)

No spam. Unsubscribe any time.

← All themes

Want a specific topic covered? Tell us what to write next.