Intervals and long runs. They have different purposes, so why put the two together? Read on and find out. From a physiology perspective, long runs are all about your aerobic fitness and muscle endurance, whilst intervals are more about how…
It’s not a commonly heard term, but it’s one few people forget once they’ve heard it. The word Fartlek comes from Swedish for “speed play”. Let’s dive into some more detail and see how you can you this training method….
Much is made of the effects of “fasted cardio” in the general fitness world, but is it better to run early or later in the day? First let’s get some facts here Is fasted cardio actually more beneficial for fat loss…
Running is mostly a solo sport unless you’re lucky enough to have a friend who enjoys it too, who can meet at the same times and has similar fitness or goals. Joining a running club is then a very appealing…
Not every run will be great. Some won’t even be good at all. You can however, turn it round and salvage even the most diabolical run. You’ve gone out with a session plan in mind. Maybe it’s to run a…
Among the many items a runner might need, there likely comes a time when you’ll end up trying some energy gels. The question is do you need to? Running less than an hour, unlikely. If you’re running for an hour…
A lot of people have a training buddy, but what are the benefits? The extra mile There’s no doubt about it, running with a friend can significantly boost your motivation and willingness to put in that little bit more effort…
They can be a bit boring, those slow miles on an early morning or late in the evening, but they’re also an important part of your training programme. Non-key workouts I’ll get it out there early, these runs won’t drastically…
When beginning to run people often set a target race, but once they’ve been running for a few years, or sometimes as soon as that initial target is achieved, it can fall away. I believe having a target race or…
I saw a post on Instagram where someone had run the Tokyo marathon with a goal time of 3hrs 15. Conditions were bad so they wore extra layers which covered their watch and they decided to run how they felt….