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

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 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

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

timeTraining foundationsWe have a ton of day-by-day training schedules for every race distance (see below), but if you want to guide yourself, here's a round-up of the key components:First, if you're a complete beginner to running, you'd be best off

slower than 5 hours! Forum Mile 18 Support threadForum readers' first-hand accountsFLM 2005 Blogs The final week and the big day...In the week before the marathon In the final two days On race-day - before, during and after the race Race-day checklists

Anderson, (fullpotential.co.uk.) Typically about half the distance of a target race, these tune-ups let you test out pacing, mental strategy, fuelling, hydration and gear in conditions that simulate the big event. "Racing takes your training to another

tired athletes out. Dividing the training year into periods and switching between high and low intensity training means the body has a better chance to recover between target races. So, just like the rest days in your weekly routine, this vital recovery