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Marathon Q+A: Nick Anderson
By Nick Anderson on 23/01/2009 18:04:57
Discover the answers to some of your frequently-asked marathon questions with these highlights from our live forum debate with British Endurance Coach - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Nick Anderson
my recovery for very little aerobic benefit. MuppetLegs A. They’re not wasted miles – this is real life, and you have to run when it’s convenient. The key is to make sure that you run sessions at marathon pace at 7-8/10 effort or 75% maximum
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RW Garmin-Ready 10K Schedule: Sub-45:00
By Runner's World on 04/08/2008 12:57:57
Six-day-a-week 10K schedule you can download to your Garmin Forerunner
)) - around your half-marathon pace (87-91% MHR).:Fast-10K - 90-94%:Fast-5K - 93-97% MHR:Fast-above-5K:If none of this still looks right, try a different schedule--Enter your race date: (dd/mm/yyyy)Finished? When you're happy with the paces, download your
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The Effect Of Ageing On Endurance 
By Christie Aschwanden on 21/08/2009 09:10:50
Are you too old - or too young - to run your best marathon? To find out, we asked top scientists, coaches and elite athletes about the impact of ageing on endurance. Their answers might pleasantly surprise you
© Getty Images The two Olympic marathons held last August in Beijing were literally races for the ages. Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru, then 21, broke more than an Olympic record with his 2:06:32 win; he crushed long-held conventional
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10K Problem - 10K Solution
By Sean Fishpool and Bud Baldaro on 06/05/2002 12:01:56
But I've never raced that far; but I hate speedwork; and more
target 10K pace with three-minute recoveries, then you should be able to hit your goal on race day. This is a good time trial to do before you start your 10K schedules, and when you’re two-thirds of the way through them. Remember two things though: a) don
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Ask The Experts: Marathon Week with Steve Smythe
By on 05/04/2011 10:14:55
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS Super Six coach Steve Smythe answered your taper and marathon pacing questions live in the forums
85 mins)WEEK SIXTEEN (April 11-18): 13M plus raceMon RestTue 1M jog, then 12 x 200m at mile/5K speed (or 45 secs) with 200m (or 1-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jogWed 4M easy (approx 36 mins) with 5 marathon pace 100m stridesThu 3M easy (approx 27 mins
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RW 2004 Marathon Schedules: Week 9
By Runner's World on 01/03/2004 10:03:27
Your schedules for the week commencing March 1
mins easy (approx 4.5M)Sun Mar 7 Target Run: Race (ideally 1/2M)/Timetrial 8-min miling (3:30) 8-min miling (3:30) MILEAGE TARGET: 35-40MMon Mar 1 30 mins easy (approx 3.5M) or restTues Mar 2 400m, 800m, 1600m, 800m, 400m (with 200m jog recoveries
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Ask The Experts: Marathon Training with Steve Smythe
By Steve Smythe on 08/02/2010 10:01:39
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when experienced coach - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Steve Smythe answered your marathon questions live in the forums
at the London Marathon (2:46, 2:43, 2:46, 2:43 [his quickest in last 20 years] and 2:47). Over the years, he estimates he's run about 2,000 races.Read the whole forum debateQ. Most marathon schedules are based on past performances but my opinion is that you
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On The Double
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 14:42:47
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well
and then 200m almost flat out. Scott Simmons, who coaches American marathon runner Fernando Cabada, has his athlete do as many as 25x400m at 10K-race pace with three or four of them run at an all-out pace in the second half of the workout. These "hammers
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Gratton's Hard Marathon Training Schedules
By Runner's World on 03/01/2006 11:13:48
Ready to train seven days a week for a marathon? 1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton shows you how
miles steadyThu am rest, pm Marathon pace fartlek run – hold efforts of up to 5 mins at marathon pace, interspersed with recovery at steady pace (relaxed fartlek style Fri am rest, pm 45 mins steadySat Short race or threshold run WEEK TWENTY
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Ask the Experts: Taper and Race Week with Sam Murphy
By on 02/04/2012 15:52:53
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS Target 26.2 coach Sam Murphy answered your questions about the final stage of marathon training live in the forums
races such as 10 milers, half-marathons and longer, but I think you could usefully race a 5K or 10K in the final four weeks (maybe the 10K four weeks out or a 5K 2-3 weeks out – but not both!)These shorter distances require less recovery and can help
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