training is a 3 week thing. I'm sure someone can give a more technical answer but there's no point in increasing distance 3 weeks prior to your marathon as you won't reap the rewards. So, a day either way is fine otherwise the week before is better than
. How long should I allow to train?ta You sound like you are well on the way. Whats the length of your current longest run ? Most plans will have a similar mileage to what you are doing now, and just build to running a long one of 20 miles or so 3 or 4
.If she doesn't motivate you to start and persevere, I don't know what can.Technical advice - sorry can't help.Go for it. Can't give you any technical advice. But I'm almost 11 months a non-smoker. Don't think there's anything in particular you can do
advantage' argument against ipods has some validity (I train much better with one than without) but it's hard to pursue too far because it could be said that someone wearing a technical shirt has an advantage over a cotton-shirt wearer, or newish shoes
to improve. hey Just to confirm that time in a training run is great,, i am still trying to get under the hour!I would recommend the speed training but i tend to do it from lamppost to lamppost, nothing too technical but just run faster for 1 then slowere
the Vyrnwy half in September and I am aiming for 2hrs.Is this realistic? Is the key to keep putting miles under me shoes or do I need to get technical?I would be grateful for any advice.Cheers Mick Mickkeep going you should try a training schedule if you
for us . . . take a rest day and go at it again ;-))as to training progs - there are plenty around - try the training threads on this forum. IMO you need to mix long slow runs with routine runs and technical runs (hill reps, various pace interval runs
swayed by the speed/distance watch which allows you to train at exact target paces. Disadvantage is you don't know how hard you are working. Anyone any experience of both and a view? I am 44, 25/35 miles a week, 66min 10 miler. Hi Bondy
Fortunately, I have a fairly skinny runner's build, and at 6 ft 2 weigh only 12 stone, so my BMI is about 21/22. However, I had assumed that training properly (30/35 miles per week now) would cause my weight to drop, but it hasn't yet. I'm still
That sounds about right to me Dangly! Those are probably pretty good guidelines.If you want to get more technical than that, I'd recommend buying a heart rate monitor and a book on HRM training. John L Parker's book "HRM Training for the Complete Idiot
