1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton has been voluntarily advising runners live on our forums since 2004. This marathon training programme forms the core of his advice for anyone seeking to run seven days a week. It's suitable for men and women
and time management• Can I train for a 10K in summer then run a fast marathon?• Form/running style• How do you run over 100 miles a week?TRAINING COMPONENTS• Should I skip the "easy week" if I’m still feeling strong after a hard block of training? • I can
came more easily than this, completing the marathon wouldn’t be the major achievement that it is.Although these problems may seem unique and uniquely troubling when they happen to you, they rarely represent anything new. The history of marathon training
as they look ahead to the Paris Marathon on April 15.Read the whole forum debate.Q. I have a few questions about the longest training runs: 1. How should you build up to them? 2. How long should they be? 3. How many times should you run your longest run? 4. How
Discover the secrets of successful marathon training with Super Six coach Steve Smythe. We talked to marathon expert Steve for the lowdown on build-up races, mastering the 'Monster Month', taper tips and race day itself.Just press 'play
Running coach Steve Smythe joined us recently for a live webchat on the RW forum to discuss marathon training - with particular focus on what you should be doing in January to make sure you're marathon fit for the spring.Steve is the author of our
Q Last year I achieved my marathon PB of 2:53, and immediately started wondering what I should do next. I have run several marathons, but rarely more than two in a season. Id like to do a few shorter runs, but with all the training Im doing
Q In the last 18 months, Ive run three marathons. As a result, though, my times have gone backwards for 10K and half-marathon. I thought that all the training Ive been doing would make me faster what am I doing wrong?A Firstly, you need to ask
national marathon coach, he now works as a mentor for England Athletics.Bud joined us to mark the start of our Half-Marathon Newsletter, powered by ASICS. Our weekly half-marathon newsletter provides schedules and training advice to get you race ready
