How to make long slow runs more interesting
Long slow runs in preparation for a marathon or ultra can be quite dull, no matter how much you love to run. Let’s look at some ways to keep these runs a bit more engaging.
Long slow runs in preparation for a marathon or ultra can be quite dull, no matter how much you love to run. Let’s look at some ways to keep these runs a bit more engaging.
I previously wrote in a series of three blog posts, how I found adapting to carbon shoes, and some of the pitfalls of becoming too reliant upon them. I stand by this, and often see people using them far too…
As runners we all know the importance of pacing races well, especially longer races which when paced incorrectly, leave us struggling for a lot longer. Does it really matter for interval running sessions though? Aren’t intervals just about hard…
As the nights draw in and darkness comes much earlier, the daylight and sunset runs of spring and summer quickly become a thing of the past. You need to light your run, but how are you going to do that? A…
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Let’s face it, stretching is the least enjoyable part of being a runner. Let’s look at how it can help you run faster. Why stretch? Not stretching will cause muscles to shorten and stiffen, which increases your likelihood of injury,…