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Race-Specific Speedwork
By Runner's World on 05/08/2002 16:43:43
How to fine-tune your speed training to your race distance
with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10K races: 5 x 2K with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10-mile races: 10 miles with 1M at marathon pace, 1M at half-marathon pace, 1M at marathon pace, 3M at 10M pace, 1M at marathon pace, 1M at 5K pace, 1M
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Take a breather (Preview)
By on 01/05/2013 15:50:55
Plan recovery cycles to improve your long-term results
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
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Tracy (2:15)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 14:15:47
Tracy's personalised 2:15 half-marathon schedule
mins alternating between half-marathon pace (11:00) and jog recovery pace (12:00 - 13:00) per minute Rest 20 mins easy or rest 75-80 mins slow (11:00 - 12:00) Week 3 (w/c Aug 4) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 10 x 400m at 5K pace (sub-10:00) with 1-min
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Last But Not Least
By Runner's World on 02/11/2004 14:35:44
How to make the last workout before you race count
minutes, then run 1,200m with the first two laps at 10K race pace and the last lap five seconds faster.Half-MarathonRun one mile at 10K race pace and recover with four minutes of jogging. Then run 1,200m at 10K race pace with a three-minute recovery jog
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Jason (1:25)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 13:52:45
Jason's personalised 1:25 half-marathon schedule
x 800m at 10K pace (6:00 - 6:15) with 2-min recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down 60 mins easy 45 mins, with the middle 20 alternating between half-marathon pace (6:30) and marathon (7:30) per minute 30 mins easy or rest 45 mins, including 30 mins
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Sue (1:45)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 14:07:25
Sue's personalised 1:45 half-marathon schedule
, including 10 mins at half-marathon pace (8:00) 30 mins easy or rest 90 mins slow (9:00 - 10:00) RestWeek 2 (w/c July 28) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 5 x 800m at 10K pace (7:45-8:00) with 2-min recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down 60 mins easy 45 mins
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Bryan (2:00)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 14:28:27
Bryan's personalised 2:00 half-marathon schedule
15 mins at half-marathon pace (10:00) Rest 30 mins easy or rest 60 mins slow (11:00 - 12:00) Week 2 (w/c July 28) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 4 x 5 mins at 10K pace (9:00 - 9:30) with 2-min recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down Rest 45 mins steady
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Recipe: Quick creamy chicken lasagne
By on 06/02/2013 11:01:37
A protein-packed spin on the classic comfort dish makes it an ideal recovery-booster.
The chef: Author of How to Cook Without a Book (£15, Broadway Books) Pam Anderson’s marathon medal collection is in double figures. ‘I like to run two big races a year because it keeps me training constantly,’ she says (threemanycooks
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Catherine (1:35)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 14:04:31
Catherine's personalised 1:35 half-marathon schedule
recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down 60 mins easy 45 mins, including 20 alternating between half-marathon pace (7:15) and marathon pace (8:00) per minute 45 mins easy 100 mins slow (8:00 - 9:00) RestWeek 3 (w/c Aug 4) 30 mins easy or rest 10 mins warm
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Reader to Reader: Marathon overload?
By Jane Hoskyn on 15/04/2007 07:22:36
Running a half-marathon two weeks after your first marathon - laudable or foolhardy? Here's what you thought
've no idea how quickly I'll recover."– Soon to be skinnyYour best answersYou need more post-marathon recoveryThere's no point. You will get round, but you won't do yourself justice. The rough rule of thumb is that you need one day's recovery (that doesn
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