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what is strava? Strava: an almost religious platform for runners. It’s the social media platform that allows you to track your runs and keep control of your progress.  First things first, if you are a newby to the strava game, watch this youtube link for a few helpful tricks: Below we have unpacked the youtube tutorial showing the important steps when getting started. It is a brief look at what to expect, stava is a great platform to engage with other runners or athletes around you and share your wins with those who actually care! As the world of strava...

why run together?  Running is hard. On top of being exhausting and physically demanding, it’s just as challenging to your mental and emotional wellbeing. A great way to keep yourself in check, make sure you're still meeting your running goals and make sure that you’re still having fun is to find other people to run with. Whether it’s a running partner, run club at work, university or a friendly, local run club, running communities are a great way to remain social while still working on your running goals.  There are a heap of run clubs here in Sydney: Sydney Striders,...

James being led by Mark “Billy’ Billingham on Channel 7's SAS Australia. Photo credit: Seven Former world champion James Magnussen joined sixteen other celebrities, athletes and reality stars who were challenged to complete an SAS selection course. When training for the TV program, James developed a seriously nasty case of shin splints. We also saw fellow swimmer and star of the show, Shayna Jack, reference the injury during her training leading up to the show.  The inventor of the Solushin and fellow ex-swimmer, Ben Lindsay, had a chat with James about his preparation for the show, the biggest challenge he faced...

running watches? 5 to look out for Christmas season is the perfect time to reward yourself with a much-needed running watch to help you achieve all those 2021 running goals you have in mind. Running watches can be expensive, depending on your needs and desires, but what better time to treat yourself to an item that can elevate your running and training, so you can perform better in the coming year? This being said, the market for running watches and fitness trackers are large, so, regardless of your budget, there is the perfect running watch out there for you and...

OUR TOP 5 RUNNING SHOES 2020 has seen a lot of people take up running for sport and health reasons, but also as a way to let the weight of the pandemic season feel a little lighter. With the increasing number of runners, so does the re-appearance of the age-old question: What is the Best Running Shoe? Here’s our answer: there is no “best” running shoe.  Each individual is unique, meaning everyone’s running shoe requirements are different. With different people come different feet, toes, arches, ankles, and shins. These differences in traits mean that there are multiple running shoe options...