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RW's Ultimate Marathon: Monthly Theme
By Runner's World on 07/05/2000 18:44:03
The focus of weeks 9-12 of your 15-week schedule
are the weekly long runs. These should reach their highest points between weeks Nine and 12. While on most weekends you will be concentrating on your stamina, we strongly suggest that you make at least one attempt during this period to race a half-marathon. One
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Q+A: How do I train for Lands End to John O'Groats
By Bruce Tulloh on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q. I really enjoy half-marathons and long runs, but rather than step up to a marathon Ive decided to go to an extreme and attempt to run from John OGroats to Lands End (the JOGLE) next August. If I do, Id like to cover 40 miles a day
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The Recovery Formula
By Wesley Doyle on 26/02/2013 16:07:53
Bounce back faster and stronger by using the precision of nutrition supps to tailor your post-run recovery.
secondly, endurance work – those long, slow, steady runs you do once a week or so.’ Use this guide to find the perfect formula for each.
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Q+A: I feel guilty for run-walking a marathon...
By Jeff Galloway on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
your fatigue. Your times in long races may improve, and youll feel good even after running a hard half-marathon or marathon.Try doing your long runs using the nine-to-one plan: run for nine minutes, then walk for one. Record your times and distances
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Face Your Running Fears
By Jeff Galloway, Ruth Emmett on 18/10/2010 12:17:41
Don't let anxiety hold you back, unleash your running potential with our guide to overcoming common running fears
be runners who speed past you in a race; as long as you finish within the allotted time, it doesn't matter how fast you run (or walk) the course.I feel stuck in my comfort zone. How will I ever get faster?Once a week, run intervals. First warm up, then pick
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Ask The Experts: Marathon Training with Paul Evans
By on 08/03/2010 07:44:27
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when Chicago Marathon winner - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Paul Evans answered your marathon questions live in the forums
? WobbledA. I wouldn't get too bogged down with speedwork for your first marathon. Your key session is your long run (time spent on your feet). As long as you are increasing this week on week, you will find that as you get fitter your speed will improve
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Q+A: Should I train twice a day?
By Steve Smythe on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
dont have a regular job or commute, and are very experienced athletes.Running twice a day does enable you to increase your mileage, but there will be little long-term benefit unless you are running for at least 30 minutes per session
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Triathlon Training - Running
By on 19/06/2006 12:43:22
Your running needn't suffer from adding cycling and swimming to your training schedule
sessions, and long runs, since they are the real fitness boosters. Most of your easy runs should be replaced with swimming and cycling. Swim and bike workouts, in essence, help you recover from your hard runs in the same way that easy runs promote recovery
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Fit Starts
By Ed Eyestone on 27/03/2009 09:38:36
Plan your racing wisely to perform at your best
weeks before a key event and should be shorter than your target race, but run at full effort. This ensures that your fast-twitch muscle fibres and neuromuscular coordination are high; the shorter distance ensures you won't need a long recovery. Run a
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Awesome Autumn
By Matt Fitzgerald on 01/09/2008 12:24:15
Why should your fitness drop when the leaves do? Here's how to make the most of the best season for runners
in competitive times. Instead, he says, you have to modify your training in three specific ways.1. Emphasise Long Runs "A lot of 10K and half-marathon runners de-emphasise long runs as they get close to their peak," says McMillan. "Putting some emphasis back
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