How to pace a marathon
There are many factors that influence your marathon day performance, and one that doesn’t necessarily spring to mind, at least not until a few days before the race, is how to pace it. Let’s look at what you need to…
Pacing interval runs
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…
What’s the best way to run a faster marathon?
There are many ways to do most things, and running a faster marathon is no exception. Before I go into detail I’ll preface the rest of the article by saying that ultimately analysing what went well and not so well…
How to pace your marathon
There are countless ways in which we can improve our marathon time, from more running, better nutrition, adding strength and technique work… the list goes on. One almost constant and very easily fixed error that I’ve seen in the marathons…
Should you use your watch or body to pace runs?
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….