Standfirst: The target for weeks 5-8 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:--A time-targeted half-marathon (Week 10)Why: It will be good practice to take in the racing environment, but also useful
Standfirst: The target for weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan120--A time-targetted 10K or 5-mile race (Week 4)Why: The marathons main requirement is stamina, but many of the world
Standfirst: The target for weeks 5-8 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan122--A RUN OF 2:20 OR LONGER (Week 7)Why? Long runs are the most important part of marathon training
Standfirst: Real-life keys to overcoming marathon time goalsAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan135--How I Beat... 3:00Following a schedule was the most important thing. Knowing exactly what I had to do each day
So whose bright idea was it to run the London Marathon? After all, there are better ways to celebrate being 50.Anyway, having 'made my bed' I lined up (or rather cuddled up) with all those other runners who'd decided that the best way to celebrate
I had a place in the London Marathon in 2003 but unfortunately had to pull out after doing all of the training, as I had a chest infection during the taper. It was particulary sad because Dad was dying in hospital and was really looking forward
will help you enjoy the day (do this this week, well before race day), as this is your stated goal.Q. I'm a first-time marathoner who has missed almost five weeks of training due to injury. I’m still going to do the VLM, with a run-walk plan and absolutely
keep focused.Now is the time to assess your fitness and set a realistic goal for 23 April. If you follow a schedule that’s appropriate to you, there will be opportunities further down the line – perhaps a half-marathon after a few weeks – to gauge your
on a shorter race distance for this spring and postpone your marathon goal for a year.Do you have people to train with?Your preparations will be easier if you can find a partner, or better still, a small group to go out with. The added motivation
Nicola started running in 1995 after having a drunken bet with a friend at a party over who could finish a half-marathon first. It was only two months away, and I set out a short loop from my house for my first-ever run. I stopped five times and thought my lungs
