Tag: Stress

• Pre-race checklist #3 – Recovery from training

  

  What signs has your body given you in the past few weeks that you haven’t paid enough attention to? What areas of the body are most likely to take a hit on race day? Is there still time to work on making sure those areas are ready to go on race day? (e.g. strength work,…

  Rhys Desmond

  June 8, 2025

  Races, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Theory

  Fuelling, Mobility, Nutrition, Personal Development, Pre-Race Questionnaire, Preparation, Race Crew, Race Day, Recovery, Self Development, Sleep, Strength Training, Stress, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Regimen, Training Theory

• Lessons from my latest injury

  

  I know how difficult it can be to cope with both the physical and mental pain of an injury, and how difficult it can be to avoid the mistakes that make everything worse. Here are the lessons I’ve learned through this injury block, and how you can avoid falling into the same traps.

  Rhys Desmond

  November 1, 2024

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Injury Prevention, Injury Recovery, Injury Rehabilitation, My Journey, Overtraining, Recovery, Stress, Trail Running, Training Theory

• The keys to recovery & celebrating the present

  

  Training is so much more than the actual act of training. My hypothesis is that it’s about 70% recovery from training, and 30% actual training. If you don’t get the right… 1. Sleep 2. Hydration 3. Nutrition 4. Positive vibes You will not be recovering (and therefore training) to your full potential. These are the…

  Rhys Desmond

  August 22, 2024

  My Personal Journey, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Hydration, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Injury Rehabilitation, My Journey, Nutrition, Positivity, Post-Race, Quebec Mega Trail 50K, Recovery, Sleep, Squamish 50K, Stress, Training Theory, VL11