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
best-ever ways to make healthier eating choices.Amazing Graze Get stuck in – it’s the 21 best snacks for runners. GETTY IMAGES Eat Well, Run Better Make the most of your running to burn off even more calories. These training tips will make
in the morning; it's not fast enough'. In reality, the ability to be a world-class marathon runner does in part depend on being able to absorb the training over two or three years. I don't know of any elite marathon runner who doesn't average around 100 miles a
they compared with other runners. Women might record whether their running is influenced by their menstrual cycle. 3. Plan aheadGet a calendar out and take some time to identify the most important part of your running and where you want to be with it in a year
"Look on a training diary as a coach, conscience and friend," says Steve Smythe, a runner and coach who's been writing down every run he completes since 1976. He's recognised that keeping tabs on his training is a great way to make the most of his
it with a friend or a running group. (This holds especially true for speedwork, which is fast, demanding running alternated with slow jogs or rests.) Finding some company is the first step. The second step is to decide on an achievable training plan
s early days yet, so if youve missed a week or two of training, or youre thinking about revising your marathon time target, you can still adjust your plans to compensate. If in doubt, aim low. Its better to finish a marathon a little slower than you
long run to 7-8MIntroduce one fartlek session a week (see Sub-60 Plan)Introduce one timed run which takes 15-20 minutesMain training phase(Alternate weeks A and B for a period of 4-8 weeks) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SunWEEK A 6M steady 7M, inc 3 x 7
individual is so different. Symptoms are so different in each person, and there is no one set recovery plan or definition.Overtraining should probably be called "under resting", as we can all manage different training loads. It's how we recover from hard
LINKS • Ironman Switzerland SITE • Official Ironman Website • Trinewbies.com• Ironman training planIn summer 2004, more than 20 forum members pledged to take on Ironman Switzerland in July 2005 - that's a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and 26.2-mile run. Many
