One of the many advantages of office life at TW is the staff. In the building, I have access to a plethora of ultra-runners, coaches and experienced athletes, all ready to give up their lunch breaks. Through lunchtime running clubs, I've managed
found it VERY tough, but was still managing to run reasonable splits right until that last mile. It is funny looking back to the thoughts going through my head at the time.Now on to the good parts, and why I would advise anyone to run VLM. The crowds
and atmosphere, with the bonus of getting a nice tan. I got through 20 miles around 2:26 - plenty of time to get my automatic entry for next year.At 21 miles I started to feel dizzy; it couldn't have be lack of water as I had been drinking plenty. I managed
in those three months. I was in great shape before I took time off work. If I had stayed at work for those three months and trained sensibly I could have won it." There are plenty of busy people who do manage to train and race to their full potential
- clearly the gorilla lifestyle was taking over.So six hairballs did another pass in front of the band (who this time gave us a gorilla warm up tune) and managed a bit of crazy dancing for the crowd. I personally had to stop when the combination of funky
minute while I sprinted ahead. This all seemed to take an absolute age and by the time I was done, the pack was a couple of hundred metres ahead. Unfortunately, I'd managed to run around the barrier and was now at the volunteer end of a drink station
these figures this equates to a very respectable time of 25min for 1500m," says Bullock. If you're not quite there, split the session into smaller, more manageable chunks, with frequent rest periods of about 30 seconds after each 100m. "Anyone can push off
races – hard as it may seem. They'll still be there another time. This year, I have managed a year of consistent training, and have managed PBs at half-marathon and 10K, as well as representing GB at the European Duathlon Champs. However I don't follow a
, either outside or on a treadmill. You will need to run this exact session twice - once at the start of the study and once at the end (two weeks later). Both times you run, set a goal that you wish to achieve. After completing the registration
. The next week, start building again, one mile at a time: eight miles, nine miles, etc.Plan Two – Run Yasso 800sWe learnt about this amazingly useful work-out in a casual conversation with RUNNER’S WORLD USA Race And Event Promotions Manager Bart Yasso
