training. If you're looking to run for the rest of your life, the odd missed day is insignificant, what you're trying to achieve is a training trend over a period of time, not a single-minded commitment that ignores other elements in your life
to feel more satisfied as a consequence.4. Give the training log a restAs long as you are compulsively logging every mile, you’ll have difficulty taking advantage of different options. The mere thought or recording ‘DNR’ or ‘rest day’ in your log is likely
rest simply because you don't want to have a blank day in the diary," says Mike Gratton, a coach and former London Marathon winner. A blank entry, though, means a vital rest day so don't be afraid to leave the pages in your training diary empty
into proper training, but on other days you just plod round your circuit feeling awful and wishing it was over. The most likely causes of this problem are overtraining and boredom.Rest is important: if you dont give your body enough time to recover from
training plan, diet and race-day strategy. "Every race is a puzzle," says coach Jeff Horowitz, author of My First 100 Marathons (£15.99, Skyhorse Publishing). "Look for clues to solve it." Did you rest enough during your taper? Did you go out too fast? Did
cannot do that unless it has clarity. A day off from thinking about your training schedule can improve your performance the following week. I also believe in life balance, so a rest day allows you to spend time with family and friends."15. Mr motivator
’s time to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a
're competing. Even if you do only a little exercise each day, it will minimise the effect of lost training."Move itWithout the usual distractions of working life, a holiday provides the perfect opportunity to improve your technique - and just think how much
, fartlek or hill run during the week and then a weekend long run. Fill in around them with short, easy runs, cross-training and rest days. Two very tough runs will make you faster and stronger than five or six so-so weekly runs with little rest between them
of training sessions later in the day as reasons not to run stack up. Morning runners tend to miss fewer sessions and feel satisfied for the rest of the day having already ticked off their training. As the weather gets warmer, do I need to drink more
