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Choosing your mid-run carbohydrate sources
When it comes to long endurance runs, especially the marathon, the decision isn’t so much “to carb or not to carb”, but rather how to go about it. Personal preference We all have certain products we naturally gravitate to,…
How to progress a speedwork block after a marathon
I wrote in a previous blog about how to return to speed work faster after your marathon by prioritising recovery post race. In this article, we’ll explore what a typical progression of speedwork looks like in order to get the…
Which marathon plan should I use?
Off-the-shelf/page marathon training plans. There’s a huge variety out there, and it’s hard to know which one to go for. I’m all for helping people, it’s why I do what I do, but I’ve been asked several times over the…
What to eat and drink for long runs and races
We’re spoilt these days with the enormous variety of gels, bars, drinks and chews we can use to fuel our long training runs and races. Here I’ll break down some of the benefits and costs of the options available. …
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Inevitably we have ebbs and flows of energy and motivation for running, but what can you do to get things back on track? This blog could realistically be far, far longer than it should be so I’m going to…
