We are extremely lucky to know and work with some amazing health businesses. When you share common goals, approaches, ideologies and values, then collaboration and co-operation always delivers great results. Running coaches Enfer Running and Go Run Australia have supported nokkon with blog contributions, putting our ambassadors through training sessions and runs, providing coaching […]
On Sunday 13th November our Ambassador Sarah Penny lined up at the start line of her first middle distance endurance triathlon, the Hervey Bay 100km. The events leading up to this day included, work, looking after the kids, gruelling early am training sessions, a bike crash, injury and an ongoing mental battle with her […]
It is easy to find yourself in a performance rut where you just can’t push past a certain point in speed, distance or cadence. Progression in running and training can be just as frustrating as it is rewarding. When we started researching runners plateau, it sent us down a rabbit hole. We found out that whether you […]
Hydration systems for runners have come a long way over the years. With soft chest bottles, hard handheld bottles, plastic, pvc, stainless steel, screw tops, pop-tops, bladders on our backs. We now have more options than ever, on how to keep hydrated in comfort. One thing that remains in common, is that there are bacteria and […]
How is it that seasoned trail runners can seemingly glide across the most technical of trails, without looking where they are going and not hit a rock, tree or other runners along the way? It’s the same way we can walk down stairs at night when the lights are off……. Proprioception. www.physioroom.com describes Proprioception as “the body’s ability […]
Our bikes have become essential parts of our training, commuting and lives. We often ditch the car and take preference to our bikes so we can get the most out of training with the limited amount of time we have in our busy lives. Regardless of whether you have a cruiser, racing bike, TT, commuter or a mountain […]
Our running form priority list is: 1. Foot strike 2. Cadence 3. Breathing pattern 4. Shoulder position/tension 5. Lean/ Fall 6. Head position 7. Arm position/swing 8. Hip position 9. Hand tension 10. Leg return Head Position What is Head Position? Head position is the tilt/angle of our head when we run. The Tech: […]
Our first #GETITDONE Club session was held on the beachfront at Port Melbourne on a chilly, wet and windy Saturday morning. It was a themed milestone session called “Eggcellent” which had our team members holding eggs during the running segments. We focussed on light hand tension to help aid in fluid upper body movements and avoiding muscle tension/tightness […]
With the weather warming up in the southern hemisphere (sorry northerns), we have started seeing our scaley friends becoming more active. There are a few of our instagram friends who have some photographic evidence of that. We thought it would be an ideal time to speak about venomous snake safety. For trail runners this is […]
Take the time to meet our latest nokkon Ambassador Sarah Penny. We are proud as punch to have her join our team of inspirational ambassadors. Her selfless, health values align perfectly with ours, and we are aiming to work together to positively influence the health, support, reward and recognise as many people as possible. Sarah’s triathlon training on the […]