August Members of the Month

Written by Marcus Smith
InnerFight
InnerFight
Sep 1, 2025
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5
Mainline Class
Specialty Class
Endurance
Ladies Run Club
Daily Workout 25-36

It's Hell Week, you know what that means! A week of epic but mentally gruelling sessions! Pack your gym bag and be ready for everything and anything!

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Specialty Class #25-36

GYMNASTICS

This Tuesday, we’re circling back to toes-to-bar. We will work on compressing through our core, starting with V-Ups, banded hollow pulldowns, and then incline bench toes-to-bar. We will then head to the rig for a strict TTB with a buddy. We will finish with kipping progressions and hip flexor work. All abilities welcome!

HYBRID FITNESS

This week's Hybrid, we are hitting some run repeat intervals, with some simple by-its before each of the intervals of varying distance.

MOBILITY

Building on the foundational work of mobility and release, this progression introduces more dynamic, load-bearing movements that challenge joint integrity, muscular coordination, and movement precision—without sacrificing mindfulness or accessibility. You’ll integrate functional strength training, active mobility drills, and neuromuscular re-education to deepen your range of motion and create stability that holds up in real life.

Ideal for those ready to move beyond basic relief and into empowered, intentional movement, this class helps you:

• Strengthen joint support through active mobility and isometric control

• Expand range of motion while maintaining structural integrity

• Retrain movement patterns to enhance athletic performance and daily function

• Increase proprioception and body control under load

• Transition from tension relief to durable, functional strength

WEIGHTLIFTING

This week, we are working on snatch. Spending time stabilising overhead. Followed by a snatch complex. Heavy snatch singles. Finishing with snatch deadlifts and building to a 1 rep front squat

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Endurance #25-36

The Monday Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: The Loop Cafe, Nad al Sheeba

Track Tuesday

Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Wednesday - Indoor Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Thursday - Endurance Strength

A strength class focused on key movements for endurance athletes to help avoid injury, build speed and develop strength.

Time: 06:30am

Location: This is a paid class session at InnerFight HQ. If you're interested to join, email winning@innerfight.com

Friday - Coffee Run

Our weekly tempo run.  Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.

Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time
: 05:59 am

Start Location: Common Grounds

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Ladies Run Club 25-36

Monday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Fartlek Session

We will be running a fartlek session today, which means "speedplay" in Swedish. This means that we will sequence between running some faster and slower intervals. In doing so, it will help you become a faster runner and more intune with your running RPE and running IQ.

Tuesday

Time: 5:59am

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Session: Track Tuesday

This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. Come ready to run fast up and dowbn the ladder. Start at 400m and gradually climbing to 1200m at 5km paces.

Wednesday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Intervals

Today we will be running a combination of 1km and 400m repeats. Try to hold back on that first 1km so that you can hit the same quality on the last km at the end.

Friday

Time: 6:59am

Location: Kite Beach

Session: The Coffee Run

This morning we have a tempo set for you at The Coffee Run. After the warm up we will run:

3x
10mins @ 6/10;
2mins easy jog
1min @ 8/10
2mins easy jog

Sunday

Time: 5:29am

Location: Innerfight

Session: Long Run

Today we will be running our long run around Motor City, starting from InnerFight.

Route options:
6km
11km
15km

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Mainline Class
Specialty Class
Endurance
Ladies Run Club
Daily Workout 25-36

It's Hell Week, you know what that means! A week of epic but mentally gruelling sessions! Pack your gym bag and be ready for everything and anything!

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Specialty Class #25-36

GYMNASTICS

This Tuesday, we’re circling back to toes-to-bar. We will work on compressing through our core, starting with V-Ups, banded hollow pulldowns, and then incline bench toes-to-bar. We will then head to the rig for a strict TTB with a buddy. We will finish with kipping progressions and hip flexor work. All abilities welcome!

HYBRID FITNESS

This week's Hybrid, we are hitting some run repeat intervals, with some simple by-its before each of the intervals of varying distance.

MOBILITY

Building on the foundational work of mobility and release, this progression introduces more dynamic, load-bearing movements that challenge joint integrity, muscular coordination, and movement precision—without sacrificing mindfulness or accessibility. You’ll integrate functional strength training, active mobility drills, and neuromuscular re-education to deepen your range of motion and create stability that holds up in real life.

Ideal for those ready to move beyond basic relief and into empowered, intentional movement, this class helps you:

• Strengthen joint support through active mobility and isometric control

• Expand range of motion while maintaining structural integrity

• Retrain movement patterns to enhance athletic performance and daily function

• Increase proprioception and body control under load

• Transition from tension relief to durable, functional strength

WEIGHTLIFTING

This week, we are working on snatch. Spending time stabilising overhead. Followed by a snatch complex. Heavy snatch singles. Finishing with snatch deadlifts and building to a 1 rep front squat

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Endurance #25-36

The Monday Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: The Loop Cafe, Nad al Sheeba

Track Tuesday

Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Wednesday - Indoor Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Thursday - Endurance Strength

A strength class focused on key movements for endurance athletes to help avoid injury, build speed and develop strength.

Time: 06:30am

Location: This is a paid class session at InnerFight HQ. If you're interested to join, email winning@innerfight.com

Friday - Coffee Run

Our weekly tempo run.  Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.

Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time
: 05:59 am

Start Location: Common Grounds

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Ladies Run Club 25-36

Monday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Fartlek Session

We will be running a fartlek session today, which means "speedplay" in Swedish. This means that we will sequence between running some faster and slower intervals. In doing so, it will help you become a faster runner and more intune with your running RPE and running IQ.

Tuesday

Time: 5:59am

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Session: Track Tuesday

This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. Come ready to run fast up and dowbn the ladder. Start at 400m and gradually climbing to 1200m at 5km paces.

Wednesday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Intervals

Today we will be running a combination of 1km and 400m repeats. Try to hold back on that first 1km so that you can hit the same quality on the last km at the end.

Friday

Time: 6:59am

Location: Kite Beach

Session: The Coffee Run

This morning we have a tempo set for you at The Coffee Run. After the warm up we will run:

3x
10mins @ 6/10;
2mins easy jog
1min @ 8/10
2mins easy jog

Sunday

Time: 5:29am

Location: Innerfight

Session: Long Run

Today we will be running our long run around Motor City, starting from InnerFight.

Route options:
6km
11km
15km

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Mainline Class
Specialty Class
Endurance
Ladies Run Club
Daily Workout 25-36

It's Hell Week, you know what that means! A week of epic but mentally gruelling sessions! Pack your gym bag and be ready for everything and anything!

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Specialty Class #25-36

GYMNASTICS

This Tuesday, we’re circling back to toes-to-bar. We will work on compressing through our core, starting with V-Ups, banded hollow pulldowns, and then incline bench toes-to-bar. We will then head to the rig for a strict TTB with a buddy. We will finish with kipping progressions and hip flexor work. All abilities welcome!

HYBRID FITNESS

This week's Hybrid, we are hitting some run repeat intervals, with some simple by-its before each of the intervals of varying distance.

MOBILITY

Building on the foundational work of mobility and release, this progression introduces more dynamic, load-bearing movements that challenge joint integrity, muscular coordination, and movement precision—without sacrificing mindfulness or accessibility. You’ll integrate functional strength training, active mobility drills, and neuromuscular re-education to deepen your range of motion and create stability that holds up in real life.

Ideal for those ready to move beyond basic relief and into empowered, intentional movement, this class helps you:

• Strengthen joint support through active mobility and isometric control

• Expand range of motion while maintaining structural integrity

• Retrain movement patterns to enhance athletic performance and daily function

• Increase proprioception and body control under load

• Transition from tension relief to durable, functional strength

WEIGHTLIFTING

This week, we are working on snatch. Spending time stabilising overhead. Followed by a snatch complex. Heavy snatch singles. Finishing with snatch deadlifts and building to a 1 rep front squat

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Endurance #25-36

The Monday Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: The Loop Cafe, Nad al Sheeba

Track Tuesday

Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Wednesday - Indoor Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Thursday - Endurance Strength

A strength class focused on key movements for endurance athletes to help avoid injury, build speed and develop strength.

Time: 06:30am

Location: This is a paid class session at InnerFight HQ. If you're interested to join, email winning@innerfight.com

Friday - Coffee Run

Our weekly tempo run.  Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.

Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time
: 05:59 am

Start Location: Common Grounds

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Ladies Run Club 25-36

Monday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Fartlek Session

We will be running a fartlek session today, which means "speedplay" in Swedish. This means that we will sequence between running some faster and slower intervals. In doing so, it will help you become a faster runner and more intune with your running RPE and running IQ.

Tuesday

Time: 5:59am

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Session: Track Tuesday

This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. Come ready to run fast up and dowbn the ladder. Start at 400m and gradually climbing to 1200m at 5km paces.

Wednesday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Intervals

Today we will be running a combination of 1km and 400m repeats. Try to hold back on that first 1km so that you can hit the same quality on the last km at the end.

Friday

Time: 6:59am

Location: Kite Beach

Session: The Coffee Run

This morning we have a tempo set for you at The Coffee Run. After the warm up we will run:

3x
10mins @ 6/10;
2mins easy jog
1min @ 8/10
2mins easy jog

Sunday

Time: 5:29am

Location: Innerfight

Session: Long Run

Today we will be running our long run around Motor City, starting from InnerFight.

Route options:
6km
11km
15km

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Mainline Class
Specialty Class
Endurance
Ladies Run Club
Daily Workout 25-36

It's Hell Week, you know what that means! A week of epic but mentally gruelling sessions! Pack your gym bag and be ready for everything and anything!

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Specialty Class #25-36

GYMNASTICS

This Tuesday, we’re circling back to toes-to-bar. We will work on compressing through our core, starting with V-Ups, banded hollow pulldowns, and then incline bench toes-to-bar. We will then head to the rig for a strict TTB with a buddy. We will finish with kipping progressions and hip flexor work. All abilities welcome!

HYBRID FITNESS

This week's Hybrid, we are hitting some run repeat intervals, with some simple by-its before each of the intervals of varying distance.

MOBILITY

Building on the foundational work of mobility and release, this progression introduces more dynamic, load-bearing movements that challenge joint integrity, muscular coordination, and movement precision—without sacrificing mindfulness or accessibility. You’ll integrate functional strength training, active mobility drills, and neuromuscular re-education to deepen your range of motion and create stability that holds up in real life.

Ideal for those ready to move beyond basic relief and into empowered, intentional movement, this class helps you:

• Strengthen joint support through active mobility and isometric control

• Expand range of motion while maintaining structural integrity

• Retrain movement patterns to enhance athletic performance and daily function

• Increase proprioception and body control under load

• Transition from tension relief to durable, functional strength

WEIGHTLIFTING

This week, we are working on snatch. Spending time stabilising overhead. Followed by a snatch complex. Heavy snatch singles. Finishing with snatch deadlifts and building to a 1 rep front squat

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Endurance #25-36

The Monday Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: The Loop Cafe, Nad al Sheeba

Track Tuesday

Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.

Time: 05:59 am

Session Length: 1 hour

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Wednesday - Indoor Ride

Our community program is delivered via TrainingPeaks for AED 750 p/month. If you're interested to have a plan to follow, email tw@innerfight.com

Thursday - Endurance Strength

A strength class focused on key movements for endurance athletes to help avoid injury, build speed and develop strength.

Time: 06:30am

Location: This is a paid class session at InnerFight HQ. If you're interested to join, email winning@innerfight.com

Friday - Coffee Run

Our weekly tempo run.  Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.

Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time
: 05:59 am

Start Location: Common Grounds

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
Ladies Run Club 25-36

Monday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Fartlek Session

We will be running a fartlek session today, which means "speedplay" in Swedish. This means that we will sequence between running some faster and slower intervals. In doing so, it will help you become a faster runner and more intune with your running RPE and running IQ.

Tuesday

Time: 5:59am

Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park

Entrance fee

Session: Track Tuesday

This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. Come ready to run fast up and dowbn the ladder. Start at 400m and gradually climbing to 1200m at 5km paces.

Wednesday

Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm

Location: Innerfight

Session: LRC Intervals

Today we will be running a combination of 1km and 400m repeats. Try to hold back on that first 1km so that you can hit the same quality on the last km at the end.

Friday

Time: 6:59am

Location: Kite Beach

Session: The Coffee Run

This morning we have a tempo set for you at The Coffee Run. After the warm up we will run:

3x
10mins @ 6/10;
2mins easy jog
1min @ 8/10
2mins easy jog

Sunday

Time: 5:29am

Location: Innerfight

Session: Long Run

Today we will be running our long run around Motor City, starting from InnerFight.

Route options:
6km
11km
15km

Triathlon
Swimming
Race Prep
August Members of the Month

InnerFight: Sara Janahi

Consistency = Results, and Sara is living proof!

Her dedication to showing up and putting in the work in our Mainline program is paying off with progress across all areas of her fitness. Always coachable, always bringing great energy, and always a pleasure to have in class. Her love for Redzone pushes her boundaries, and we can’t wait to see her stepping up and competing more in local events this year. Keep crushing it, Sara!

Youth: Tyler Mingay

Our youngest member, Tyler started personal training at the age of three and has shown remarkable progress over the past couple of years. He has worked hard to develop his physical literacy — jumping, climbing, body awareness—as well as to build strength and boost his curiosity and confidence. It has been incredible watching his growth over the last two years.

And for a fun fact: Tyler was born on the very day we opened InnerFight Studio City five years ago!

Endurance: Neil Young

The race was Ironman Copenhagen.

Anyone who has Ironman as a goal impresses me. It immediately tells you something about the type of athlete standing before you. The race itself is one thing — as you can see, 13 hours of racing — but what I admire most is the dedication: juggling the volume of swimming, cycling, and running required; adding in strength sessions, mobility work, and daily care; figuring out and experimenting with the nutrition puzzle to ensure optimal fuelling on race day, having tested and fine-tuned the numbers.

Alongside all this, the real key is maintaining some sense of normality in family life — being a husband, a father, and going to work.

It’s a complex puzzle that requires the athlete to be open, honest, vulnerable, and willing to ask questions of both their coach and themselves. It’s easy to compare your training to others preparing for the same event, to see how different it looks, and to doubt yourself. But it requires you to drown out the noise. It requires you to stay present in yourself.

Neil has embraced this journey for the past six months. It hasn’t been an easy ride, but the outcome was a flawless race day.

Endurance - Ireland: Eimear Loughnane

Consistency isn’t easy. It takes discipline, patience, and the willingness to do the work even when it feels uncomfortable. Over the past four months, that’s exactly what Eimear has shown.

Week after week, she’s shown up, put in the effort, and trusted the process. The results are clear: stronger form, faster pace, improved efficiency, and a new mindset when it comes to tackling challenges.

Eimear, we’re proud to recognise you as our Member of the Month. You’ve earned it through hard work, openness to coaching, and the consistency that transforms potential into progress.

Endurance - New Zealand: Megan Raynor

Congratulations to Megan Raynor for being our MOTM for August.

Megan has been on a mission to get back into running after breaking her foot last year and having pneumonia at the start of this year. Having mastered the marathon distance, she decided a bigger scarier challenge was on the cards, Race Tekapo 50k.

Building back into training can be daunting post injury and sickness and requires a lot of patience, Meg has trusted the process and seen some huge progress because of it. She’s become a lover of the uphills, used strength training to become a powerhouse, and she’s learnt to fully trust herself as she full sends it on the downhills. Her primer race at the Mackenzie half was proof that she is a speedy gal on the trails!

Self belief is a huge part of being successful in training and Meg has worked hard on this on top of being consistent in her training and listening to her body. We can’t wait to see you nail this new distance in a few weeks time in Tekapo, Meg.