of their marathon training, they'll be recording all their training and highs and lows live in the forums - and you can join us over the next four months for training and nutrition tips from our expert coaches and the ASICS PRO Team as well as a unique
by fine-tuning it with the right training. If youve spent a long time building a solid fitness base, effective marathon training will provide a launchpad of speed endurance, economy and efficiency from which you can focus on race-specific sessions
, as you will need time to recover.The beauty of the sessions is that they can form the basis of everything from 5K training to (with a little tweaking of the long run) a full marathon build-up. Theyll also keep you ticking over without getting stale
Mel talks the taper with Coach Sam.
Warm upOur five runners take to the streets of a very snowy Birmingham University to warm up ahead of their training session, designed by our coaches as a progress check.