Author Archives: Run Stu
About Run Stu
Accelerate Performance and Healthy Run Coaching, Heart rate, Periodisation, Strength & Stability. Business owner @accelerateuk Coach to #TeamAccelerate The open road, fell, moorland and high places. Sunny days, days the wind blows and rain is horizontal - 'You're Alive!' Twitter and Instagram: @RunStuCoach
Tried, Tested & Abused: True Motion Nevos
The True Motion Nevos is the last of the True Motion running shoes to be put through it’s paces here at Accelerate. One of three shoes available from True Motion the Nevos sits alongside the previously reviewed Solo and Aion. Each shoe offers something slightly different in the range. The Solo (reviewed here >>) is the speedier of the three shoes with the Aoin (reviewed here >>) a terrific everyday training shoes. Whilst the Nevos sits firmly between the two. It is designed to combine excellent cushioning (Aion) and responsiveness (Solo), arguably the best features of the other shoes. For … Continue reading
Shoe Testing 1-2-3. An Evening for All to Try True Motion Running Shoes
Many a time a delivery arrives at Accelerate. We often have to order well in advance, six months or more, so opening a box can be ‘just like Christmas’. Fairly exciting. When it’s a new shoe the excitement definitely rises, as shoes are tried on and we jump onto the treadmill to find out ‘How they feel and run’. Comparing notes and thoughts, working out who they might suit and so on. It’s fun. Even better when they go onto our very own ‘Want List’. What’s even better is a long term test – when occasionally we are given a … Continue reading
The New Kids on the Block – True Motion Running Shoes
OK, here’s the thing. Right now, within the running industry, there is much talk that running shoe design is becoming more and more dictated by the ‘next thing’ and not science. I recently asked the question: ‘What is becoming of the industry I so love?’ For me, having worked in the running industry since I was 16, having helped with shoe design and tested how many different shoes for magazines and the brands themselves, there is a feeling of disbelief in what I am seeing. Asking what research and science base is there to this ‘new shoe’ I am being … Continue reading
Light Speeds Ahead
This coming February sees the arrival of the latest Saucony Kinvara. The Kinvara12 is set for a radical update yet remains true to its heritage. So what can we expect? Lightweight with an almost minimalist approach, yet with enough cushioning and support for everyday training, the Kinvara has always been popular. For some it have proved to more of a nifty and responsive racer for others a shoe for fast day training. A traditional shoe in so many ways, resisting the trend towards oversized and max-cushioned shoes. One of the most popular incarnations of the Kinvara from the last couple … Continue reading
Maximum Heart Rate? Forget It…
It keeps on coming up on social media. Plus, I am continually asked about maximum heart rate and how to calculate it. The reason it would appear is to calculate those all important training zones that help maximise folks training, yet the question should be asked if there is a better way? I hear about some new amazing formula all of the time, yet the truth is they do not work for that many people. Formulae Do Not Work, OK! There is no one size fits all here, merely normal ranges of what we would expect. It all started with … Continue reading
Time to ‘Layer-Up’ & Stay Warm
Say what you like, for me there is nothing much worse than being cold. Wet and cold is so much worse and if you are out in the hills for a long run-out then this is potentially life threatening. A slightly different story on the streets of the city, yet the same wet and cold problem can still be relevant. So what to do? “Layer up! That’s the key”. Finding what works for you is key. Not being afraid to invest in some really decent kit can also make all the difference too. Not just to you yet also to … Continue reading
Accelerate and ‘Tier 3’
From today, 24th October 2020, Sheffield enters the highest level for Covid-19 restrictions. Fortunately, it would appear we are already doing as much as the guidelines require us to do, and more. Thankfully, we remain open and current opening hours remain. We will also continue to operate on an appointment basis. This has proved to be something everyone has liked as social distancing can be comfortably maintained. What To Expect If you haven’t popped by for a while and are thinking of doing so, here’s a look at what to expect and what we have been doing. The key is … Continue reading
July Arrivals
The second half of the year always sees a number of new shoes and updates to existing models land on the shelves. As ever some are better than others and as is always the case, the proof is in the running. Last month saw the arrival of the Scott Kinabalu 2.0 RC and a real marmite shoe that has proven to be. A classic case of if the fit works then you will probably love the shoe and certainly the feedback from the Team Accelerate Scott runners proved something most of us now realise, you have gotta try the shoe … Continue reading
BP – Before Power
Running Power… go on then what do you think this actually means? Power, is nothing new in sporting terms as cyclists have been developing this as a means of training to a high level for some time. In running it is still very much in its infancy. Garmin have had an app for a while yet the real pioneers have been Stryd. When heart rate first came along back in the 80’s and into the 90’s it was a different story. Take your average sports watch and add in heart rate – away you go. Then speed and distance … Continue reading
Running the French Alps
People will travel the World to discover the best Mountain Trails and a number of areas have become ‘musts’ to visit. None more so than Chamonix in the heart of the French Alps, more so if you are based within Europe. Chamonix, has always been well known as a ski destination and as Trail and Mountain Running developed, so the Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc was instigated and is now considered to be one of the top long distance events in the World. As a result during the key racing period accommodation in the area can be tougher to … Continue reading
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