-long threshold session, a 10K hills session and a 45-minute recovery run, along with a full gym session cross-training and focusing on my core. Because I have relatively little time, Keith makes sure that each session is focused on achieving something

enough energy to jump-start you like this so you dip into your glycogen stores too early, accelerating fatigue and increasing your oxygen deficit. You need to raise blood lactate to threshold levels during your pre-race warm-up. This needs to be 15

calves. The half-marathon, and FLM beyond it, seemed unattainable.Hours of plodding at what seemed a ridiculously slow snail's pace round the local park and beyond, interspersed with manic Kenyan Hills and threshold sessions followed. Followed by close

find that I can run for two hours and hardly be fatigued but make me do two miles at threshold pace and I am in bed by 8pm with a warm drink! Overall though, my training is going really well. I've felt a touch tired during a few sessions but all my

tangible improvementd to my speed and endurance. I know that sounds pretty obvious - but I've been running at my "comfy" pace for so long, I almost thought that was all I was capable of doing. Finally, I'm getting faster without tipping into my threshold

! Shortstop Does anyone work their period around key races?I'm dreadful a few days before... weepy and negative, low pain threshold, worse endurance. I don't want it to interfere with my Ironman in a few months. Nam Join the thread For the week ending 13