; mile or 5K raceSpeed tweaks: Run shorter, faster repeats (one to two minutes or 200-800m) with long recovery intervals (three to five minutes).Goal: 10K or half marathonSpeed tweaks: To develop speed and endurance, split your speedwork days evenly
Running is about self-improvement, not Spartan self-denial. As performance coach Kim Ingleby (energisedperformance.com) says, "You need a balance: training, recovery, food and fun." So while runners might idolise the original marathon runner
-mile cool-down. If you’re training for a marathon, you could do three to four miles of LT running in the middle of a long run.Real RecoveryRunning Economy training is in some ways the most perplexing of the three training paces. RE training doesn’t improve
As the Flora London Marathon draws closer, RUNNER’S WORLD’s three marathon protégés – Kerry Neale, Philippa Braidwood and Phil Wilson – have been stepping up their mileage. While all have found the running hard but enjoyable, they’ve also discovered
life over the years, I wouldn’t have abused it during those early years. With running, I guess it just took me a while to understand it." Adam Bean, 41. Years running: 26Race short distances first "Like too many novice runners, I focused on the marathon
GETTY IMAGESFern Oliner had been a runner for more than 25 years when she experienced a breakthrough in her performance during a half-marathon."For the very first time, I felt like a true runner,' she recalls. "There I was, running uphill, passing
- what advice would you offer him as he prepares for his first half-marathon?"I’m a fairly new runner (aged 37) and a busy job and young family prevents me from having a rigid training schedule. I tend to start each run very steadily then decide whether
This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using
maximum heart rate. Now use this figure to calculate your three basic training zones:Low Intensity 60-70% of maxThis zone encompasses recovery and steady runs and should feel fairly easy. It encourages fat burning and a strong cardiovascular system. New
. If everyone else increased their mileage by 10 per cent per week, then Id increase mine by 20 per cent. Eventually, I learned that improvement comes when you learn to balance effort and recovery. Now I know that I need to mix lots of easy-run days around my
