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
Q Im a 53-year-old male who races all distances from 5K to the marathon. I train six days a week: four hard sessions, two easy ones, plus a rest day. Do you think this is too much for someone of my age?A The real key to making any training
. The mileage build-up in marathon training puts enough stress on your body, so you dont want to stress it with too much weight training. Do the strength training on one of your off days when you dont have a hard running session scheduled. After completing
Q I suspect that Im training too hard on my easy days. How do I know what pace Im supposed to run at on those days, and what is the best way to make sure that I slow down?A Good question. On your easy days, your pulse should rise no higher than
, youll have to do a little work and some measurement with your heart rate monitor. But its not as straightforward as taking a peak reading from a race or a hard training session, no matter how exhausted you might make yourself. When it comes to your heart
- and interactive - insight into the demands of marathon training.Meet The Team | Meet The Experts | Marathon ResourcesASICS Super Six: Race DayThe culmination of months of hard training for the ASICS Super Six has arrived - on April 10, our marathon contenders
