on target?Heart-rate training for marathonersHow to minimise down-timeRace-day planning...and much more!Too impatient? Here's last year's archive Pre-schedule countdown: Week -2 | Week -1 The real training starts here:Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week

of ultra-distance running (above 26.2 miles). There are dozens of events around the country. Ultra-distance race calendar.Whatever you do, good luck – and congratulations on an awesome start to the year.  Schedules for the week See full marathon schedules

improvements is all about the overall mixture - how you put long runs, speedwork, tempo sessions, rest and warm-up races together. The single most important session though is the long, slow steady run.Q. I was hoping for a sub-4:00 marathon but have been

lots of key workouts, don't be afraid to reset your racing goals. Instead of setting a PB, maybe run this race for experience. Roadblock: You start to acheIn the month leading up to a marathon, twinges that you've been able to ignore tend to intensify

– should I repeat early weeks, or later weeks, or fill in the gaps with extra sessions? Would more long runs be better, or speedwork? And when should I schedule my build-up races? John Lowe 3 A. I think it’s best to race a PB-effort half-marathon six

is just about ticking over, so I would recommend you do no more than 60 - 70 minutes of easy running.Q. Is it a bad idea to do a 10K race the weekend before? mad markA. If you want to run at your best in the marathon I wouldn't advise racing a 10K the week

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and stamina that you need to run a marathon – though many runners don't realise this, and try to do all their training at one pace. The pace key will help you understand what the schedules mean by terms such as ‘easy' and ‘brisk'. Many of the terms relate

distance is something special – versatile, testing and the perfect training companion for more other running goals than any other distance. Whether you've got two weeks or two months until your race, we've got the schedule for you. Find a 10K scheduleHalf-marathon

Runner's World is delighted to make these two 10K schedules available to Garmin Forerunner (205, 305, 405, 405CX, 410, 610 and 310XT/ 910XT) users. Just choose a schedule below, enter your race date and then download the training file to your PC