particular day and race."There are races every week in peak season, but you can't do them all so it is important not to take on too much."Not doing too much means not training for long hours - so say goodbye to your winter timetable. "It's about short, sharp
Q. I want to practise my nutrition for race day but my trainer says I should wait until a few weeks before the race so I get the maximum benefit - is he right?A. It's imperative that you experiment during training to find out what will work best
session to improve your running pace. From March until the end of May, work on speed and take part in races of three to six miles (5K-10K). Start your marathon training at the beginning of June, at a time when you have long evenings and can put in one long
.Although it's possible to approach an ultra from a standing start, most newcomers are marathon runners bitten by the long-distance bug. Training time Don't worry – you don't have to double your mileage if you double your race distance. The key is to emphasise
nasty deadline, stress hampers your recovery, so give yourself more rest so you're ready for the next training session. Dita knows that travelling takes a toll, so she builds extra rest into her programme when she journeys to a race.
viewThe typical endurance session is the long or 'over distance' workout. Tackling sessions longer than race distance, or longer than you are accustomed to, helps you physically and mentally.One long training session in each discipline per week
while ago we were kicking around training and racing ideas for the 10K. On the staff are runners aiming to break 32 minutes and some who will be lucky to go under the hour! But we were all asking the same questions, so we decided to get some tips from
affect the remainder of my training. Should I aim to run the first half slower, and the second half at marathon pace? Experimental PenguinA. I agree - running a flat-out 20-miler at this stage would be a risk. But by pacing the race as you suggest, you
Standfirst: A repeatable 2-week build-up to a sub-80 10-mile race Author:Pics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords:-->Preparation phase (2-4 weeks)Increase your weekly mileage to 20-25M, based on 4-5 training runs per weekIntroduce one fartlek
Standfirst: The focus of weeks 13-15 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan126-->In weeks 13-15... you taper… and race!Youve done nearly all the hard work now after your final long run in Week
