half marathon PB a week later. So it won't surprise you to hear that I'm a keen proponent. And I'm not alone. Look to the elites and you'll struggle to find anyone who doesn't consider massage crucial. "Massage is an essential part of my training
You could head to the track for some intervals Tuesday, and log a tempo run on Thursday. Or you could follow the lead of today's top runners and combine two traditional quality sessions into one killer workout. Britain's number one male marathon
performance and keep injury and boredom at bay, then variety and recovery should be the linchpin of your training and racing. It’s also valuable to decide what, for you, are going to be the three or four most important races of the year. This not only helps
Q. How are you feeling?A. My training's been going well, although I did get sick just before the Great North Run. I haven't had any major setbacks since then. Travelling to the NYC Marathon was uneventful compared to the journey I had getting
week for a marathon, my view is that all days for eating are training days (so rest days are recovery of fuel days). I know that appears simplistic the only exception is down weeks and first part of taper I would reduce all portion by no more than a
; you are not just training for training's sake. Quality training also has a plan behind it, so that the training progresses over time and includes recovery time. Junk training is where you do the same sessions week in week out with no overall plan
Goal: sub-3:00 Mentor: Paul Evans Sport Scientist: Gareth Turner Forum nickname: just back from a run Age: 30 Running for: 22 years No. of marathons: 2
Shades crossing the finishline on the last dayFor many people, running one marathon is a lifetime’s achievement. However, one Runner’s World forumite has set the bar considerably higher. The challenge for Selina Da Silva (aka Shades) was to complete
after repeated stress or exercise without appropriate recovery between training sessions. The most serious form of MTSS is a stress fracture.Muscle trauma is often related to overtraining or excessive running on hard surfaces. The muscles swell, putting
as you get older. Comparing notes with some V60s a few weeks back, most of us found that running a flat-out 10 mile or half marathon can take up to two weeks' recovery before any hard speed work. – Johnny JNote every niggle and work on preventionI suppose
