easyTue 1- to 2-mile warm-up, then 6 x 100m (2 easy, 2 medium, 2 medium-fast), then 1/4 to 1/5 of the race distance in repetitions (walking to full recovery) at goal pace (eg 5 x 400m for a 5K, 3-4 x 800m for a 10K)Wed 2-4 miles easyThu 3 miles easy
overdoing it:Week 3Your final week of hard training. Aim to complete your last long run (18-20 miles) at the end of this week.Week 2Your mileage should total half to two-thirds of your most intense training week. Your longest run should not exceed 10 miles
- part of a series in our 2009 Flora London Marathon build-up. On Friday April 17, we'll be welcoming Olympic athlete - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Liz Yelling into the forums between 1pm and 2pm to answer your last-minute race-week questions
Thursday Easy 20-30 minutes. Consider running at same time as race start if possible to allow body clock and rhythms to adjust Friday Rest Saturday Easy 15-20 minutes with last five mins at race pace. You may feel sluggish
half-marathon; sub 43 minutes for 10K.Sub-3:45 Starts at around 25 miles per week; you ought to be able to run for 1:15 non-stop. Eventual standard: sub-1:45 for a half-marathon; sub 46 minutes for 10K.Sub-4:00 Starts at around 20 miles per week
85 mins)WEEK SIXTEEN (April 11-18): 13M plus raceMon RestTue 1M jog, then 12 x 200m at mile/5K speed (or 45 secs) with 200m (or 1-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jogWed 4M easy (approx 36 mins) with 5 marathon pace 100m stridesThu 3M easy (approx 27 mins
. And most importantly, the average performance improvement by the subjects who tapered in these studies was three per cent. That could equate to as much as five to 10 minutes in a marathon. The review’s main conclusion was that, "The primary aim of the taper
No, but you seriously think its your dayYou get to 10 miles and decide its just not your dayYou get runners trotsYou twist your ankle on a discarded water bottle You get a stitchYou want to stopYoure in painYou feel great at mile 13You hit the wall at mile
. “This follows the rule of specificity - simulating as closely as possible what you hope to do in competition.” It’s also fine to throw in a few 100-metre strides after one or two work-outs just to help you stay smooth and loose.Weekday short runs should
it in my head that I want to do the Southend half-marathon on 10 June – exactly two weeks after Edinburgh. I've been told by my friend's bloke, a seasoned marathon runner, that it's a horrendous idea. Is he right? Given that it's my first marathon, I
