Peak Feet Running and Multisport

06/08/2024

Good luck to all running in what is possibly my favourite event of the year. This will be number 12 for me this year.

It's Toenail Tuesday again!!!
For everyone taking part in the Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival this Sunday - this is your reminder to give the nails a trim to prevent nasty blisters and injuries on race day.
Good Luck to everyone - and if you see Matt out there completing his marathon, remind him to "Slow DOWN!" - he's got bigger fish to fry!

08/07/2024

The road to World Champs so far has been pretty busy. June was always going to be a big month of training. We are now 5wks out from the Sunshine Coast marathon, and I’m pretty good, long runs going well so far. It’s 6wks until my first of 2 races at the World Champs in Townsville. Been trying some new stuff on the Tri bike, and went out and did a 50 and 70km time trial to see how it’s working out. I had a wet Mtb ride on Saturday afternoon, which was a lot of muddy fun. I did pick up some new tyres from the boys at Morayfield Road Super Cycles which were perfect for the conditions. During the week Kelly and I went to Caboolture Sports Clubs as I received a Rising Stars grant to help out with costs of getting to worlds. A huge thanks to CSC for the help. So this week is looking pretty interesting with the weather. Hopefully it gets a little better so I can get out and continue getting it done. Thank you to everyone for the support and well wishes on my path to Townsville.

15/05/2023

Are you getting ready for the Brisbane Marathon Festival, perhaps Jetty 2 Jetty, or even the Sunshine Coast Marathon Run Festival? Time is running out to start that training. If you need help with training tips: When to do what session? How far should I run today? Or one of the many other questions that pop up when training. We are here to help. Matt has his Level 2 run coaching qualifications and can help you. Knowledge gained from competing in over 20 marathons, countless half marathons and even more 10km's, he can help you to get your best performance on the day.

Matt has time to take on new athlete's now, so if you want to improve your fitness, your run times, or even just get to that finish line, Matt at Peakfeet Running can get you going.

15/09/2022

14/08/2022

It wasn't my best, but wasn't my worst. Long post alert, and I hope you stay with it..

Sunshine coast marathon 2022. The 10yr celebration, and my 11th running. I have completed each one since the inaugural event in 2012. And I love it.

But today wasn't about my finish time. I knew I wasn't going into this years run in peak condition, and I was ok with that. It was a weekend about mates. Blokes being blokes (or boys being boys).

I one of my best mates come down, all the way from Airlie beach, for the weekend. He brought two of his mates. They were great guys. We drank beer. We had dinner out. And then we played with cars. "Our" vintage cars. The HQ Holden Run celebrated its 10th year yesterday too. I got to drive a classic VG Valiant 2 door Hard top. Cool by proxy. My mate Steve brought his monster 383 Chev Overlander Ute. There were over 300 Holden HQs- 2 doors, pano's, utes, 4 doors, huge V8's, bog stock standard. The full gammit.

It raised money for Do It For Dolly. Weather wasn't great, but the cars and atmosphere were. One observation I made was, "Us boys don't grow up, we just get older". There were some old boys just cruising, there were some boys giving their V8s a fair blat (I love the noise of a V8 on the gas).

After the news during the week about Paul Green. I just felt it needed to be more of a weekend about mates, rather than a clock. Boys, we need to look after each other. Check in, have a chat. You don't know where that conversation might go, but it may just be the most important one in someone's life.

05/08/2022

You are an Ironman!
Every now and again a moment in time sets off a chain of emotions that’s hard to describe. This was one of them for me in my role as a coach. About 2 years ago Paul contacted me as he was starting out on his triathlon journey. He had participated in the Noosa triathlon, but wanted to improve his performance. He enjoyed swimming, didn’t mind riding his bike, but, in his words “ran like an elephant”. His goal was to complete an Ironman distance triathlon, so he could hear those famous words. And he entrusted me to help him on his journey.
It was certainly a challenge. There were a number of training factors to consider, running was difficult due to previous knee injuries. The back didn’t really like long riding in an aero position on a tri bike.
It started out with a running gait assessment. Identifying areas we could improve in technique and efficiency. Next was footwear advice. Finding a shoe that would suit Paul’s foot, be comfortable, provide adequate protection and support.
Then came the hard work. Approximately 14months of training, broken into periods of building endurance, strength and speed. And then the challenge of keeping motivated for that length of time.
I am pleased to say we completed the biggest challenge- getting to the start line. This was not without its challenges. Injury, tight muscles, the near constant threat of Covid trying to derail our efforts.
Then the next challenge, getting through the three disciplines on the day. Swim conditions were good. Some swell and wind chop, but Paul had trained in worse. The bike leg started well, but cramps and nerve issues in the feet slowed it down. But Paul made it in before cut off. Then the run leg. The great unknown. Not having run the distance before (42.2km in the Ironman) he was really nervous about being able to complete it. We had discussed some tactics during our training, and after a good start to the run, Paul had settled into a regular jog/walk routine.
The kms past and we got to that final turn up the famous red carpet. The finish line was crossed and those famous four words rung out into the night air "Paul Clifton, You are an Ironman."

30/07/2022

Been a while since I’ve posted on here, but needless to say I’ve been pretty busy with family, work, training and racing. I’ll be posting from some of my adventures in the near future, so keep an eye out for my updates.
Anyway, this afternoon was the Wellcamp Standard Distance Duathlon. With all my racing, I’ve never done one of these (on the road 😎). Distances were a little out. They should be 10km run, 40km bike, 5km run. I’m in the end part of my marathon training, so I thought I’d give this a go for a bit of speed work. Really quite happy with my effort.
Now the drive home 😩

26/03/2022

18/11/2021

A great little out recently, and a topic close to my heart. Have a quick read and contact me if you want to
Improve your running.

This parallel-groups randomised controlled trial investigated the effect of concurrent strength and endurance (CSE) training on running performance, biomechanics, and muscle activity during overground running. Thirty moderately-trained distance runners were randomly assigned to 10-weeks CSE training...

22/10/2021

Meeting up with many old friends. First off road Tri since Feb 2020. So looking forward to it. 🏊‍♂️🚵‍♂️🏃‍♂️

25/10/2020

A great day out at the first long course tri of the 2020/21 Bribie Tri Series. I was really happy with the swim leg, it felt comfortable. I really wanted to put in on the bike leg, and hold on for the run. Ended up coming home with a second in category. I also got to pick up my winners medal for the 2019/20 series. A huge thank you to every one who came out to cheer, great to see the CRR cheer squad in full swing- a great motivator.

17/10/2020

50km legends. Underway and feeling confident. Good luck ladies.