Why you should consider racing a half marathon close to your marathon
There are lots of ways to prepare for your marathon. Racing a half marathon a few weeks before, is one option in the closing stages of your training.
There are lots of ways to prepare for your marathon. Racing a half marathon a few weeks before, is one option in the closing stages of your training.
When cold weather hits there are lots of things to consider, here are some of the training considerations to make. Warm-ups Aside from the changes in blood pressure, pulse and joint fluid, we want to raise our temperature a…
In a previous blog I explored the topic of how hard, or at what pace, a recovery run should be. Here we’ll delve into how long your recovery runs should be. Recovery run recap I prefer the term easy…
Weight loss is just one of the reasons a person might take up running. But how can you make the most of it? Fast vs slow The “fat burning zone” where you optimally use fat as fuel is around 60-70%…
In the current climate of understandable concern and adjustments to daily life during the Coronavirus outbreak, it’s a good opportunity to address something that often only professional athletes/runners really do well. Periodisation. What is periodisation? It’s actually pretty straight…
Whether our goal is to run without pain, progress the distance we’re able to run in one go, how many miles we run each week, or to blow past our previous personal bests, consistency is the most important factor to…
Whilst we all have the best of intentions with our training, sometimes life gets in the way and we miss a run. The question then is, what should you do if you miss a run? As is the case with…