Badass - Saiyanfit

26/10/2020

How to maintain fitness in absence of race or during an off-season.
What is the optimal and minimal combination of volume and intensity to keep as much fitness as possible.

At the time of recording, races all over the world have been pretty scarce. The question I often get asked is: How to maintain fitness for runners, running p...

19/10/2020

33km Hilly Long run In Okutama, Tokyo
Start from Mitake station to Okutama station, up to Nippara limestone cave then back to Okutama station.
This is a short footage (aka B-roll) just for fun !

16/09/2020

A shout out to my youngest padawan Hugo Chapoulaud, 15yo, who ran the 4 x 800 relay during the Junior France National Championship.
He ran a stunning time of 2:05 without any specific preparation.
Well done Hugo !!

25/08/2020

The video this time is about running form, more particularly foot strike style.
What might cause knee pain? is forefoot/midfoot really superior to heel striking?

To find out, please watch this video !

Today's topic is about the science of running form, more particularly " is heel strike running bad ? " There are a lot of confusion around that topic. Foot s...

29/07/2020

If you think like me that running sucks in summer, then you might want to check this video :-)

In this video we're going to talk about the benefits of running in the heat. Not only running but exercise in general, exercise heat stress. The benefits goe...

14/07/2020

A couple of weeks ago, I set a new 5k PB (unbroken since 2011). In this video I will explain what I did, and how you can implement this type of training.

I have recently broken my 5k PB that I set back in 2011. I was 28 years old back then. Since then my personal record got slower and slower over the years. I'...

29/06/2020

All out 400m dash after a 4 x 1000m session :-)

Hugo, 15y high school student that I have been coaching for 3 months is attempting a 400m personal best at end of of an interval session - 4 x 1000m. So this...

24/06/2020

What to do the week leading to your race in order to be ready and bouncy!

One week before your race is usually already too late to gain any fitness. However you know that taking a complete rest is not the best thing to do because y...

21/06/2020

4 of my running friends ran the Brooklyn virtual mile race this past weekend. Here is the video summary in 5min (pre-race, actual race, post race)

They were attempting Level 8
https://news.vdoto2.com/vdot-levels-8910/

https://youtu.be/lMM2d_G1YII

Athletes Strava Links Gary https://www.strava.com/activities/3641006239 Kengo https://www.strava.com/activities/3640933661 Georges https://www.strava.com/act...

11/06/2020

51km long run footage in Kumotori (雲取山),
6hour run summarized in 2:40
+ comments at the end for those interested in climbing Kumotori (24km, out and back)

Strava activity https://www.strava.com/activities/3502163099 Running Course https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/33663253 *you can download the GPX from ...

06/06/2020

Training for the Mile (Hugo is back !)
How to run 400m intervals
Difference between intervals and repetitions

Training for the Brooklyn Mile for a sub 4:52 mile https://brooklynmile.com/faq/ Workout 3 x [ 400m, 30s rest, 400m, 30s rest, 400m, 3min rest] , 3 x (300m, ...

30/05/2020

5k Training Episode 7: TIME TRIAL
Sub 17:30 attempt

After 8 weeks of training, Hugo is set to try to beat his PB of 17:55 The goal is to run under 17:30, 3:30 min/km pace The venue is a 1325m loop with a mark ...