need to build up slowly and gradually, and it might be best to remove speedwork from whatver marathon training schedule you use. No point risking overtraining or injury. I was doing 1x25 and 4x15 miles a week buiding up to a triple ironman recently
in a handful of three- to four-hour-long runs set in. Fair enough. But how about a simple 5K instead?It’s the perfect distance: 3.1 miles require relatively little build-up, the training doesn’t take over your life, and the race is over fairly quickly
© Getty ImagesIf you feel like you can't run any further once you've hit the 20-mile mark in a marathon – your legs have turned to lead and your mind to mush – you might have started out too fast. Fortunately, there is a simple way around this. A
What can I say?! Everything went right on the day. All my long runs, intervals and carb-loading was all completely worth it. I followed RW's sub-3:30 training schedule as much to the letter as I could, only having to stop for a Achilles injury
never take you further than 13 miles and ones that suggest you run the complete distance or further in training.In our marathon training schedules the longest distance we ever suggest is 22 miles for the sub-3:00 group, other groups dont go quite as far
't have made it past the five-mile marker in the race; today I finished fast and strong - perhaps in a relatively slow time, but as it's my first race, so who cares. And 17,419th out of 35,000 isn't bad for a first attempt.Without the training schedule
Standfirst: 16-week Sub-4:30 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan132--A 4:30 marathon is approximately 10:00 per mile. To break 4:30, you should eventually be capable of a sub-2:00half-marathon (9:00 per mile) and sub-53:00 10K (8
for almost 2 years and have PB of 44m 40s for 10k and 1h 13m for 10m (not yet done HM race). I'm a 41 year-old female. I have three questions:1. I am following a schedule but was already running 14-16 miles on my LSR before starting so I am a bit ahead
…Progress - too far too fast?Progress - was my first three-mile run good enough?Schedule - I'm all-new. Which programme should I follow?Schedule - should I run more than alternate days?Surfaces - road or treadmill?Surfaces - which are best?Timing - early morning
and prevention, and a whole section dedicated to schedules for 10K, half-marathon and marathon races, the Guide to Running is full of practical advice that really works. If you want to make the most of your running, this Guide could be all you need.Available from
