Trail Run

CHANGING FOCUS, IMPROVING RESULTS

Athlete

LEAH ANSTIS

Age: 30

Lives: Auckland, New Zealand

Past races: 2013 St James Stampede, Tarawera Ultramarathon 60km, The West Coaster 35km

2014 XTERRA Auckland Series, Squamish 50 mile

2016 Taniwha Marathon (1st woman, 3rd overall)

2017 Whaka 100km: mountain bike , Old Ghost Road Ultra

2018 XTERRA Rotorua half marathon, T42 48km: mountain Bike

Coach

JAMES KUEGLER

Occupation: Doctor of Chiropractic, coach

James says: Leah Anstiss has been a good example of how to fit training around other priorities in life. When our focus needs to be elsewhere, how do we ensure that we continue to train and get resu lts?

James Kuegler: Leah is an athlete that I had a lot to do with from 2012 through to 2014, and we enjoyed success and a sound progression together. Leah stopped working with me in 2014 as we had reached a plateau of sorts. Leah was also pregnant with her son, Archer, so this was a major factor in our coaching relationship ending.

I’m excited to be working with Leah again, because she

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