Tapering is an essential part of preparation for marathons, and whilst it’s physically the easiest part, it can be the most mentally challenging period of training for a lot of people. Here I’ll share some thoughts that might cross your…
Strength training has many benefits for runners. Often it’s used as part of rehabilitation for injuries and to enhance performance. Here we’ll look at these two uses in depth. Injury recovery If you’ve had an injury, you’ve likely Googled…
I’ll preface this blog with some context. I eat meat and animal products, and it’s not my place to try and tell you what to do. It’s a personal choice what we eat. You might think that training for a…
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,…
Injuries befall runners of all distances, and at some point or another we all get them, but for most recreational runners, a common time for this to happen is when you can least afford for it to. When training for…
Whenever the types of runs for marathon training are discussed, the first thing that often comes up is running lots of slow miles. Rarely are intervals mentioned, outside the context of don’t do too many interval sessions. Too many…
It’s not uncommon for people to return to normal training post-marathon, feeling sluggish and as though they’ve forgotten how to run faster paces. The reasons for this I’ll largely leave for another time, but how can you kickstart your post-marathon…
Whether you use a treadmill for safety, avoiding traffic or only when weather conditions aren’t favourable, there are some tips you can use to make it more effective when working around the limitations, and maximising the benefits. Hill training…
Spring every year brings some of the biggest marathons in the UK including Boston (Lincolnshire), Manchester, Edinburgh and of course, the London Marathon, with the Paris marathon being another popular one around the same time. What if you want to…
I’ve discussed the importance of hill training in a previous blog, but how can you add this type of running to your plan? Hill training options There are any number of session types you can use with hills. Depending…