Category: Running

all things running related

Recce Run – Rapid Ascent Margaret River 80km Ultra

When I first heard that Margaret River was going to be hosting a 80km Ultra marathon race my initial thought process went like this- What a location, It’s a Rapid Ascent race so the vibe will be awesome, all my friends will be there, If i miss out it is high likely i’ll go into a […]

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Ezyrunner Shoe Review – New Balance Fresh Foam Gobi

 @ezyrunner I am a casual runner who owns tons of different pairs of runners. I also happen to have a penchant for writing and acting like I can give advice. The culmination of all of these qualities is this blog where I write in depth reviews for older models of shoes. Don’t be fooled though, […]

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Melbourne Insta Runners Instagram Take over: 1 day, 4 summits

Earlier this month, Enfer Running approached us with an idea. To take over Melbourne Insta Runners page and take the viewers on a tour of some of Melbourne’s top trail running locations. These included The You Yangs, Mt Macedon and the Dandenong Ranges. The idea was to summit all the 3 locations, take a few […]

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The 7 days of Jandals

Barefoot brutality During the nokkon Runnerview with Sally Coggins she put me onto the book “Born to Run” by Christopher Mcdougall, which started my interest in barefoot running. I think every runner in the world bar me has heard of this book, as my level of reading usually peaks at street signs or toilet wall […]

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Go Run Australia- Does your running benefit the other people in your life?

      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 […]

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14 ways to say goodbye to runners plateau

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 […]

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Runners Hydration: 8 ways to keep away the bacteria in our bottles

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 […]

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Trail runners: How to build bulletproof ankles

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 […]

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Running Snake Safety

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 […]

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Summer running: Hydration

It’s not the best kept secret but we do need water to survive 😱, and the harder we push our bodies during exercise in harsh climates the more essential it is for us to remain properly hydrated. Every cell, tissue, and organ in our bodies needs water to function.  We use water to maintain temperature, remove waste, lubricate […]

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