1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton has been voluntarily advising runners live on our forums since 2004. This marathon training programme forms the core of his advice for anyone seeking to run seven days a week. It's suitable for men and women
Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
for is anaemia.How hard does hard training need to be? U/A Distance runners obviously need to work hard to achieve good performances, but we know it's all too easy to overtrain. What do you reckon is too much? Is it necessary to train twice a day? How slow
that it is attainable and worth the extraordinary effort that is required. I spoke to a group of 40 marathon runners on the UK squad in February 2004. They seemed to take on board the need for hard training, and maybe we're starting to see things improve.Hard training
with at home.And more. Always more. Which makes it hard to put together a consistent training programme.But consistency is the most essential piece of every training programme. It's the one thing - perhaps the only thing - that every coach, physiologist
training tips from the Runner's World Training forum - posted by runners just like you. There's advice for everyone: slow runners, speedsters, newbies, seasoned marathoners and more. (However, if you're a complete beginner, try our 50 Best Beginners Tips
GETTY IMAGESHow fast should you – or could you – race? How fast should you train? And how can you stick to a pace on race day?Look no further than these interactive calculators for help... Training Pace Calculator Train too hard, and you
to follow each hard day with an easier session to allow your body time to recover.Spend a minute familiarising yourself with the training terms in the pace guide below so you know just how hard you should be pushing yourself during each workout. Then, either
