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Ask The Experts: Marathon Training with Steve Smythe
By Steve Smythe on 08/02/2010 10:01:39
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when experienced coach - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Steve Smythe answered your marathon questions live in the forums
at the London Marathon (2:46, 2:43, 2:46, 2:43 [his quickest in last 20 years] and 2:47). Over the years, he estimates he's run about 2,000 races.Read the whole forum debateQ. Most marathon schedules are based on past performances but my opinion is that you
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The 10 Marathon Foundations
By Runner's World on 07/08/2002 12:34:55
Follow these long-time marathon principles and success will be yours!
the foundation of your basic endurance and muscle strength. You wont regret it: it will minimise your risk of injury or overtraining as you follow the schedules.Rule 2: Set a specific but realistic goalEvery plan needs a goal; the marathon is no exception
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RW's Ultimate Marathon Schedule: Get You Round
By on 07/05/2000 19:03:13
The best 16-week marathon schedule you'll find anywhere
Standfirst: 16-week Get You Round scheduleAuthor: John BinghamPics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan133-->This month we begin preparing, as beginners and slower runners, to get round the marathon. The goal is simple: to line up healthy and well
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RW's Basic Marathon Schedules: Intermediate
By on 07/05/2000 12:27:46
Classic 16-week marathon schedules
(or 400m) with 90 secs (or 200m) slow Rest 4M jog with strides Half-marathon or 10k race or timetrial Week 6 (43-47M) Rest or 4M easy 6M easy 9M steady 6M - warm up, then 6 x 3 mins fast, 2 mins slow (or 6 x 800m
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RW Garmin-Ready 10K Schedule: Sub-45:00
By Runner's World on 04/08/2008 12:57:57
Six-day-a-week 10K schedule you can download to your Garmin Forerunner
)) - around your half-marathon pace (87-91% MHR).:Fast-10K - 90-94%:Fast-5K - 93-97% MHR:Fast-above-5K:If none of this still looks right, try a different schedule-->Enter your race date: (dd/mm/yyyy)Finished? When you're happy with the paces, download your
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RW's Top 100 UK Races of the Year: Half-Marathons
By Runner's World on 08/07/2000 21:38:58
Top half-marathons of the year
half-marathon, with Bristol (boosted by being a World Championships venue), making a big advance. Others with significant improvement were Bath, Stroud, Robin Hood, Norwich, Jersey and Tunbridge Wells.1 BUPA Great North Run (1) 1:00:30/1:08:40The world
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RW's Ultimate Marathon Schedule: Sub-4:00
By on 07/05/2000 19:03:13
The best 16-week marathon schedule you'll find anywhere
Standfirst: 16-week sub-4:00 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan131-->A 4:00 marathon is approximately 9:00 per mile. To break 4:00, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:50 half-marathon (8:20 per mile) and sub-50:00 10K (8
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RW's Ultimate Marathon Schedule: Sub-4:30
By on 07/05/2000 19:03:13
The best 16-week marathon schedule you'll find anywhere
Standfirst: 16-week Sub-4:30 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan132-->A 4:30 marathon is approximately 10:00 per mile. To break 4:30, you should eventually be capable of a sub-2:00half-marathon (9:00 per mile) and sub-53:00 10K (8
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Win a VIP Flora London Marathon 2009 experience
By Runner's World on 27/10/2008 10:53:46
Join our team for the Flora London Marathon 2009 and enjoy an unbeatable training and racing package
Team, as well as a four-month supply of Lucozade Sport products to power you through your training Entry and return travel to key warm-up events (adidas Silverstone Half-Marathon, Bath Half-Marathon, Reading Half-Marathon and the Human Race
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Wind-down Merchants
By Nick Anderson on 08/09/2009 14:09:34
Tapering for a half-marathon should begin two weeks out from race day
Entering a half-marathon can lull you in to a false sense of security. It's half the distance of the full 26.2 miles, so surely you'll only do half the training and half the taper, right? But as experienced runners know, there's not too much
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