Toby Batchelor

NZ Mountain Runner
student-athlete development

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@iRunFar 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

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@JamieWall2 I came to twitter to see if anyone else saw that! No mention by anyone in commentary. Blatant knock on.

[George Mack @george__mack]

Who is the most interesting person alive?

My opinion: Josh Waitzkin

Here's why:

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

Wayne Bennett on the greatest challenge in coaching 👇
🗣️”The great athletes of the world don’t compete against the opposition, they compete against themselves. You’re the opposition, you’re the one stopping you from being good. You’re the ones living the double standards, you’re the ones not always doing your best.”

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@theglue14 @MikeLacey7 @nznbl Agree it’s not perfect. But agree there’s a big hole after high school for local players. Uni’s could definitely be involved in that solution. See you at 3x3 nats!

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Unpopular opinion:

The "session" missing from your current routine that the majority of athletes will benefit from the most...

A *true* recovery day.

No, not a day without training, a day that you prioritize recovery in everything you do - nutrition, environment, active movement, minimizing noise/outside stimulation etc.

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@stevemagness NZ a good example of being dumb.We just lost our fastest ever male 100 metre runner to college football because they wouldn’t send him to Comm Games, worlds, Olympics. Even though he met qualifying?!? Good luck trying to grow the sport with that policy.

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@Sam_Garriock Incredible! Both the feat and how quiet it’s been. Tbf it’s Sunday and no one works on Sunday in NZ! It made 1x IG story of @TheNZTeam, muddled in between 20 NZ athletics champs stories… ODT might get it out Tuesday…

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⚡️Ever wondered how do elites plan their hydration during the race? So Ellud Kipchoge has got a dedicated bottle man, Claus-Henning Schulke.

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@JohnJCampbell Pai mutunga! A very, very good and important read.

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@pool_richardson Wet weather footy under the roof…

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@pool_richardson Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here yet, so why not today?

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@TpKelly08 I think the activists just see the horrific conditions of animals in factory farms and can’t not speak up. Agree that should be aimed at those higher up providing the incentives to farm animals/not farm animals. Education key also so our future farmers learn the atrocities of ff

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@TpKelly08 Will be interesting to see it develop! Bring it on. I like the bit about changing the meat section to the protein section in supermarkets.

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@TpKelly08 @pool_richardson @benwwluke Power boat racing? I think @JoshuaCMilne has a wee Mercury 50cc down there.

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@BanksMarty back for the @Highlanders !! Howww good!

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Interesting! Emphasis on lesser intensity training hitting solely aerobic system and not working zone 2/ grey zone. Endurance athletes need big aerobic system and so need to train that via low intensity training. Training too hard won’t improve aerobic system as efficiently.

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For fellow running enthusiasts...a must see analysis from @TStellingwerff on #EluidKipchoge's estimated training distribution in the lead into #BerlinMarathon via @sweatelite #training #Marathon #WorldRecord