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Endurance 101 - Week 6 - 💪 Why Runners Need Strength Training
Discover why strength training is essential for runners. Improve running economy, prevent injuries, build mental toughness, and finish stronger with 2–3 weekly sessions. Home, gym, and bodyweight options included.
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Aug 313 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 53 - Version 2.0 - Welcome to a New Chapter
Discover Coach M’s unique approach to strength, endurance & nutrition coaching—no cookie-cutters, just real strategies for real lives.
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Aug 169 min read
Endurance 101 - Week 4 - FUELLING 101
Learn how to fuel for marathons, cycling, and ultras with carbs & electrolytes. Includes real-food options, race-day tables, and pro tips.
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Aug 125 min read
Endurance 101 - Week 3 - 🏃♂️ Run Types Explained
Learn the purpose, pace, heart rate zones, and common mistakes of every key run type—long runs, tempo, intervals, recovery, and more. Train smarter, avoid injury, and get faster with targeted running workouts based on your 5K pace and effort levels.
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Jul 294 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 51 - The Real Path to Progression
Discover how to train smarter — not just harder — with heart rate-based endurance training, strength for performance, and swimming techniques that build confidence. Learn why green zone training builds fuel efficiency, when to push into the red zone, and how progression runs, structured swim sessions, and strength workouts drive long-term gains. Plus, read Coach M’s real-life training week, complete with lessons from the trails and race-day takeaways.
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Jul 2710 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 50 - You are just getting started!
Welcome to edition 50! In this blog, I share a personal training reset, client strength-to-cardio progress, and tips on building consistency, fueling properly, and training with intention. Ideal for those navigating injury, menopause, or rebuilding fitness at any stage.
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Jul 2011 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 49 - "De-loads & Digestion: The Overlooked Power Duo in Performance"
Explore why deload weeks and gut health matter for your immunity, performance, and overall wellbeing. Learn how rest, smart nutrition, and gut-friendly habits can boost your energy, recovery, and results.
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Jul 138 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 47 - Slow & Strong: Why Sustainable Weight Management Starts with Your "WHY”
Discover how aligning with your “why” and choosing slow, sustained weight management can transform your health, energy, and long-term results.
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Jun 299 min read
Catch Up with Coach M - Edition 44 - Hormone Balance & Muscle as You Age, Fitness Is a Lifelong Journey, Not a 6-Week Fix
Fitness is more than reps or macros—it's a lifelong journey. Learn how strength, nourishment, and mindset create lasting transformation at every life stage.
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Jun 89 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 43 - Reset and Movement for Recovery, Training Diaries
In this week’s catch-up chat, we’re diving into:
body and mind reset practices,
insights from the coach’s training diaries, and
what it really takes to stay consistent—whether it’s in your work, family life, personal growth, or health journey. No matter the area, consistency is the key to lasting progress.
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Jun 18 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 42 - Menopause, Muscle Growth
what’s really happening during menopause, how it affects your body, and most importantly, how to support yourself through it in the strongest, healthiest way possible.
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May 2511 min read
💥 Creatine for Dummies: Understanding How It Works, What It Is, and How to Maximize It Naturally and Through Supplementation 💪
Creatine is something your body already makes, something you get from food, and something that, when used correctly, can improve your strength, energy, focus, and long-term health.
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May 255 min read
Catch Up With Coach M - Edition 41 - Body Image, GLP-1, and the Power of Consistent Training
This week, I'm diving into two sensitive topics that I've been holding onto for the past few weeks/months.
After some recent conversations and personal experiences. I've decided its time to let them out in the open.
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May 1811 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 40 - Your Story, Using the training hand-break and HRV Status
One of the quickest ways to lose motivation, joy, and confidence in your journey is to measure your progress against someone else’s highlight reel
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May 119 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 39 - Race day Fuel, Train Slow to race Fast.
This week’s update is a little less about pace charts and a little more about perspective. After a couple of solid efforts — including a Saturday race and a Fabulous Thursday Half — this past week was intentionally quieter.
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May 47 min read
RACE REPORT - Rhodes Quality Half Marathon
With 6,000 runners across five distances, we thought, "Hey, let’s be responsible adults and arrive early."
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May 44 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 38 - Support, Patience, and Small Wins Fuel Your Journey
There’s a popular saying: "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." It’s a simple idea, but incredibly powerful — and true.
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Apr 277 min read
RACE REPORT: Surviving the HOTT SPORTS SA 10km in Paarl 🔥
Saturday evening had us stepping (or should I say sweating?) into a different kind of race — a “nice little” 10km event in Paarl.
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Apr 273 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 37
This week, we’re diving into some key topics that can make or break your progress:
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Apr 206 min read
Catchup with Coach M Edition 36 - Consistency and results
There’s something incredibly satisfying about watching your own advice in action — not from the side lines, but in the middle of the race, grinding up a climb, checking your form, monitoring your effort, and feeling it actually work.
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Apr 134 min read
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