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• Helping runners become faster, stronger & injury free
• Based in Cape Town 🇿🇦
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I love you, mommy ❤️🔐 taken in Kapstadt Brauhaus by @calvinhammond_ft

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6 years ago

Not every run needs to be hard to be effective 📍

Sometimes the biggest improvement comes from understanding why you’re doing something, rather than just doing more of it 🧑‍🦯

Something to think about on your next run ✨ by @calvinhammond_ft

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Friday Longrun chronicles 📍 25 klicks moderate ✔️ dankie coach @andrewbooyens 🧑‍🦯

Use my discount code for 20% off @squeezy.southafrica ✅ JMG5MDRNWCJS20 by @calvinhammond_ft

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Now that you have seen a bio ✔️ you can make the steps towards your hybrid athlete lifestyle without the high chances of getting injured again 🤝🚀 who knew by @calvinhammond_ft

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10 days ago

Week 2 of the new block ✅ Priority is building the mileage back up and conditioning the body for the upcoming longer workouts and races 📈📍Marathon training? @andrewbooyens

Extremely grateful and blessed to have the current selection of shoes for training and racing. 10 years ago I used to dream about being in this position.

Thank you Jesus ✝️ by @calvinhammond_ft

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12 days ago

If you are in your endurance sports hybrid athlete fitness era (obviously you are 🐑)

Then do yourself the biggest favour and take your body in for a checkup the same way you would if your car wasn’t starting 📍✔️

You only get one of these things; and the more you look after it, the longer and better it runs 🙋‍♂️✨ by @calvinhammond_ft

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12 days ago

Your Ground Go Beyond race pack ⚡️🚀🫡 Best believe y’all are in for an absolute treat !

We still have a few entries available 📈 use code Calvin10 for 10% off your entry for our inaugural backyard style event next weekend on Saturday 10 October 📍🗓️ by @calvinhammond_ft

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16 days ago

First workout of the new block: Fartlek 📍 20x1’ on 1’ off

• Fartlek - derived from Swedish which means “speed play”

• Builds aerobic base and efficiency
• Increases stroke volume (makes the heart stronger)
• Improved lactate clearance while running
• Enhanced capillarisation

If you want to improve your running and get your next race goal under lock, shoot me a dm ✔️⚡️

Shoes: @uarunning velociti pro 2s
Socks: @versussocks classics by @calvinhammond_ft

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18 days ago

Ground Go Beyond ⚡️ Saturday 10 October 🗓️ @ The Ground Gym in Stellenbosch 📍12 hours 🕰️ 12 laps 🔂 A backyard-style ultra for everyone ✔️ see you there

Use my discount code Calvin10 for 10% off on your entry 🎟️
@ground.stb by @calvinhammond_ft

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25 days ago

5 things I have learned from the last training and racing block (May to mid September) in no particular order 📍📝✝️📈🧬🚀

1) You can’t force fitness. Patience + controlled and specific efforts / paces are what brings out the right fitness, energy systems and efficiency.

2) If your goal is to prove a point to people, or to fill an emotional hole in your heart with pbs and cool strava graphs, then ya ain’t gonna get much satisfaction or growth up here 🧠 and in here ❤️

3) Mileage over forced intensity. Not much else to say there 🤝

4) Strengthening your glute medes (constantly) is one of the biggest injury prevention tactics 📍

5) The going out, partying, drinking, hooking up and attention seeking culture has entered this sport in a massive way and is morphing endurance sports into the new love island. Not a fan

Beyond grateful for the last few months of training and racing, and cannot wait to continue this current momentum.
Gods Grace ✝️🤍 by @calvinhammond_ft

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The science behind running faster in endurance sports 📈🧬🧪🚀⚡️ part 2 📍

• Aerobic efficiency: Produce the energy needed to run using less physiological effort.

• Build volume with less cost: Easy running creates adaptations that let you handle more kilometres with less fatigue and recovery demand.

• Oxygen-use efficiency: Your body becomes better at delivering and using oxygen to produce energy aerobically. by @calvinhammond_ft

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The science behind running running faster in endurance sport 📈🧬🧪🏃‍♂️ part 1 📍

🫀 Mitochondria — increases the number and function of your muscle’s energy-producing units, helping you produce ATP more efficiently.

⚙️ Oxidative enzymes — improve your muscles’ ability to use oxygen and convert fuel into energy.

🏃 Efficiency — with more mitochondria and greater oxidative capacity, you can produce energy aerobically at a lower physiological cost, helping you hold faster paces for longer. by @calvinhammond_ft

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