If you’ve been training for weeks, you’ll want to make the last workout before your race count. Studies indicate the best way to prepare for a race is to reduce the volume of your running (mileage) while maintaining the intensity. These four

be regarded as normal. For those who have to work and run, a good rule of thumb is, “One day off a week, one weekend off a month, and one month off a year”. If you have a planned training period of 8-10 weeks leading up to a big race, you can then carry

in the 48 hours before the race. Sadly that means no eight-hour tour around the city’s great sights on Saturday. You feel sluggish on an easy run Not a problem – this is an odd training week for everyone, but your body will click into action on race day. Do

on target?Heart-rate training for marathonersHow to minimise down-timeRace-day planning...and much more!Too impatient? Here's last year's archive Pre-schedule countdown: Week -2 | Week -1 The real training starts here:Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week

Race The Train, Gwynedd - 5th in 15+ votes category If you submitted one of our 14,000 race ratings in 2005, very many thanks indeed. Whether you were unearthing a hidden gem or confirming or disputing the views of dozens of others, your scores

race day. After all that hard work, are your race dreams shot? Not as long as you stay focused. "In the last few weeks, people think they can play catch-up, when it's of no benefit," says coach Keith Anderson (fullpotential.co.uk). "You need to stay

’s natural in these easy weeks, partly because you’re used to hard training and partly because we find it hard to passively await race-day. But fight the temptation to train more – even cross-training – and don’t take to DIY or gardening to keep your body

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Q Less than a month ago, after just a year of running, I finished my first marathon. I felt fine within a few days, and thought I’d have no problems getting back into training. But after a couple of weeks of complete rest, I went to the gym

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