Bruce Patient Expert

Auckland, New Zealand
I love to run and my dream is to run a marathon one day.  I've had more than my fair share of... Full Bio
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Jack Lovelock - Athlete and Doctor by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Jack Lovelock, it remains a legendary name in New Zealand's sporting history. Until recently all I really new of him was that he was famous for winning Gold Medal at the 1936 ... Read on »
Jack Lovelock - Athlete and Doctor by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Jack Lovelock, it remains a legendary name in New Zealand's sporting history. Until recently all I really new of him was that he was famous for winning Gold Medal at the 1936 ... Read on »
Best leave your ipod at home next time by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running If you rate yourself a good chance of scoring a top result in your local marathon, you best leave your ipod at home it seems. In the US a female runner named Jennifer Goebel, ... Read on »
Slight hiccup by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Its been a quiet week. I noticed early on in the month a slight twinge in my ankle and after a few weeks this was not improving - in fact was probably worsening slightly as I ... Read on »
Baby steps - The run walk run build up method by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well after a year off running this week I've taken my first, 'baby steps', back to hopefully some regular running. The goal at this stage is to get through a ten week run / w ... Read on »
Arrivial of the Newton Running trainers by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My new (well not exactly as they are a trial pair which have done about 30 miles, nice price though) Newton trainers arrived during the week. It is early days and we are stil ... Read on »
Dean Karnazes - Ultramarathon man by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running l recently obtained from our public library Dean Karnazes' original book, Ultra marathon Man. This was another fascinating read from the man who has really taken the sport of ... Read on »
Smiths Sports Shoes disappoint by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Over the last few weeks I've visited a few running shoe stores keen to try out a few new shoes and hopefully find the right pair for me. I was keen to try out a several stores ... Read on »
On the hunt of a new pair of running shoes by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I've been thinking a lot about buying a new pair of running shoes lately. My current shoes, a pair of Adidas Supernova, would be two and a half to three years old now though ... Read on »
Extending your Lactate Threshold by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I've said before here that I've been using my spare time recently to learn more about the many various training methods there are out there. Last month I wrote a piece about ... Read on »
Sam's Soccer by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My six year old, Sam , has been setting the soccer pitch alight this winter featuring weekly on his team's score sheet, often multiple times per game. I was therefore stoked t ... Read on »
Leg and core strengthening routine for runners by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Weight training as a cross training activity for runners is one subject that splits opinion. I've heard it said by some people that the only possible result that could come fr ... Read on »
Yoga for Runners by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running As I mentioned in my last post, I'm now focused on making a return to running in the spring. I'm trying to cover all bases this time and am leaving no stone unturned in order ... Read on »
Time to stretch and strengthen by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running In less than six weeks spring will be here and that heralds the start of what I hope will be a come back to running. I've been maintaining the fitness work over the winter wi ... Read on »
Increasing your VO2 Max by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running While I haven't been doing much (okay any) running lately, I haven't let that stop from trying to read as much as I can on the subject in order to improve my knowledge. The ho ... Read on »
Lisa Tamati in Badwater by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running New Zealand ultra runner Lisa Tamati lines up at the Badwater Ultra marathon starting in Death Valley this weekend. It will be Lisa's second appearance at the infamous ultra m ... Read on »
Our new arrival by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Our eagerly awaited new arrival joined our family on Monday. Alice Rose was born at around midday weight 2.9kg. She is a beautiful baby. Mum and baby came home from hospital ... Read on »
A great challenge for a great cause by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Its becoming harder and harder to raise funds in these tough economic times, but that hasn't stopped one determined endurance athlete from doing his part to fund raise for a w ... Read on »
The Pregnancy Marathon by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I'm perhaps not qualified to comment on either pregnancies or marathons not having experienced either of these events, however it has struck me while observing Michelle's preg ... Read on »
Injury Prevention by Bruce Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Here's some great injury prevention tips from the guys at Newton Running. Read on »