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
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
? • Can low expectations lead to a better performance on race day? • Should I try to change my running style? • Elite hard training and the will to succeed• Hard training, the old days, and full-time work• 'Whatever happened to...'• On hindsight
of Runner's World just like you. If you want to bring a discussion back to life, don't be shy: just add a new message at the end of it. Alternatively, start a new thread on the training forum. TRAINING: GENERALGeneralCross-country and trail running - how
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for you to race over in the future. 8. Learn the hard-easy routineWhether youre one of the worlds elite or a beginner, stick to the hard-easy method of vigorous exercise followed by either a rest day or a recovery run. Even if you do feel fantastic
