Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome

to do a recovery run - tailoring your pace and distance to how you feel, rather than what the readout tells you, will allow your body to recuperate for a fully charged assault to get you your PB the next time you    head out for a run." "If I stop

, and most runners still don’t do it right.”There are many questions about the long run, including the big four: Why? How? How fast? And how often? We’ll answer those, and take a look at related issues such as eating and drinking, rest and recovery and fat

the pace of your runs is essential to improving, it's key to have the correct variation. "You need to make your recovery runs really easy and your hard runs really hard," explains Chris Frapwell, coach to GB Olympic marathon hopeful Dan Robinson. "Easy runs

| Helen's Food Diary Analysis | Helen's Training Thread | Helen's Race-Week Nutrition Strategy Flora London Marathon: Race DayHelen says: I've knocked 22 minutes off my marathon PB today, yippee!I really struggled with the heat today, much more than I

Goal: as close to 3:15 as possibleFinish Time: 3:36:00 Sue's Training Schedule | Sue's Food Diary Analysis | Sue's Training Thread | Sue's Race-Week Nutrition Strategy Flora London Marathon: Race DaySue says: Unfortunately, I didn’t have a

with over the years. Through a seemingly random series of conversa tions and comments, I have picked up more practical information about training, nutrition or equipment than you will find in any coaching book. Similar people, with years of running behind

, swimming, and weight lifting are great most of the year, as part of low-key training months when your main goals are general fitness and injury prevention, but the heavy training month before a big race needs to be a month of living a little dangerously

a long run - try recovery drinks to give you the nutrition and fluid you need. Or eat chicken sandwiches, tuna wraps etc - it’s your call, as long as you stick roughly to that 4:1 ratio. fat buddha I love Sunday mornings before my long run - I sit

and ice up top - not fun if you are new to it. I would suggest you take full body covering and an emergency blanket - and let people know where you are going. Nick L Join the thread Recipe For Recovery What's your recovery secret after a long