Half a century ago, American marathoner Buddy Edelen snuck out for a 40-minute run on his rest day. Edelen was the first man to break 2:15 for 26.2 miles, yet he suffered the same crisis of confidence about taking days off that plague most
’ve built your general endurance, the need for longer single runs every day shifts for two reasons. Firstly, it’s easier to maintain endurance than to build it; therefore, as long as you have a regular long run and your overall mileage hasn’t dropped considerably
long run may deplete your glycogen stores for the next day, while joint, tendon and muscle problems may emerge weeks later – start off by ‘periodising’ your recovery using the following cycles as your guide.Microcycle length: seven daysThe classic
marathon build-up I would run 80-100 miles per week. This would include a session of reps on Tuesday (eg 5 x 5mins), a hard tempo run on Thursday (20-30mins), and short reps or hills on Saturday (eg 10 x 90sec hills). Wednesday would be a medium long run (1
village, adjacent to Manchester United's football stadium, the baggage tent was attentively staffed by 100-odd wonderful Army and Air Training Corps cadets. Queues for the loo were predictably long (10-15 minutes wait), queues for the massage tent post-run
Following on from the success of our running specific TRX session with UK master trainer Elizabeth Banks, we asked if we could go back and do a similar thing but with triathletes in mind and thankfully she said yes. With the triathlon season very
the toes) was manageable. I iced it, used anti-inflammotories and rested it for a week, which seemed to help. Last weekend was my final long run – a 20-miler. I could feel the foot but it caused no problems until 15 miles when the pain started to increase
could next meet my support crew. I had this cycle which involved running for a long time, getting back, washing, eating, writing my blog, looking at the next day's running, the maps, guide books, GPS etc, and then six hours' sleep. No time for stretching
run for prolonged periods. It will carry you through long training efforts, but your body can only store roughly 1,600 calories, which is why you need to refuel on the go if you’re running for more than a couple of hours. Simple v complex
. Henderson, Nevada will continue to host a yearly 70.3: The IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman triathlon. From 2005-2010, Henderson held both the Silverman Ultra and Long distance triathlons at Lake Mead. During that six-year-run, it drew thousands of competitors
