Weekly Newsletter 9 September 2026

This week's newsletter has interesting articles, including carb-loading fuelling basics that could make or break your marathon.

Interesting Articles

Christchurch father-daughter pair set to make history as first duo to compete in New York City Marathon

In November, Jason will push Alicia, who was born with cerebral palsy, in a wheelchair through the New York City Marathon. Find out more at the NZ Herald.

Carb-loading: the fuelling basics that could make or break your marathon

From upping the carbs to cutting the fibre, consider this your pre-race nutrition cheat sheet at Canadian Running.

How to recover after a long run

Active.com has post-run recovery tips for runners.

Adductor strength and mobility for running performance

Physical therapist, coach, and ultrarunner Joe Uhan offers advice on how to strengthen and mobilise your adductors, which is an important but often neglected part of a runner’s anatomy.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Ngā mihi,
Jane, Chris & Sam
The Running Calendar Team