OK - Given that I haven't managed to run my home Marathon since 2005, I think I am safe in starting the thread, and finally putting paid to the curse.So, 24 hours after the finishing gantry is taken down, and Dublin looks back on a great 30th edition of the Marathon, the thoughts...

Hi! Currently on week 4 of my HM schedule, for my first ever HM in March.Any other first timers want to compare notes???? Only ever done a 10K but planning to do a half this year, hows the training going? I did my first HM in Sept last year, and my 2nd in Nov, so my training is ...

Evening,I'm beginning to feel like a whole new section is needed and that I dont somehow fit into this beginners part. Yes, I can jog, I started jogging 9 weeks ago and my longest jog to date is 2.4miles.  I'm doing my first 5k tomorrow. I honestly dont expect to do it in under 4...

as well as strength)Wed: Circuits (lots of running as well as strength)Thurs: Circuits (lots of running, especially intervals of sprinting) Fri: RestSat: Long run, at moment 8 - 10 milesSun: Either speedwork or hillworkAccording to most

Dublin Marathon 2011 – Monday 31st October, 9am. Ok, planning above to my first marathon. Any other takers out there? Hi Hedgerow, yeah, I'll be there hopefully - did it in '09 & '10: brilliant.The D Mara thread here has been a great buzz for the past two years  - hopefully '11 ...

The current thread started by Albion which is here is 4 years old now and with 10,000+ posts, it's become a bit of a beast. So I'm making a fresh start! What better way to start 2010 than with a shiny new thread? I hope nobody minds... Welcome to our new thread guys!!! Albion st...

Q I regularly run hill reps at 85 per cent of my maximum heart rate (MHR) but when I’m halfway through the session, I feel like giving up. What should I concentrate on to get me through the repetitions? A Training in the 85 per cent MHR zone – threshold pace – is very demanding, ...

Q I had a couple of years without racing, and then took up speedwork again 11 months ago. But even though I’m back up to 40-50 miles a week (from 15-25) and doing speed sessions (typically 6 x 1 mile with four-minute jog recoveries, or 16 x 400m with 200m recoveries), plus hard ...

You could head to the track for some intervals Tuesday, and log a tempo run on Thursday. Or you could follow the lead of today's top runners and combine two traditional quality sessions into one killer workout. Britain's number one male marathon runner, Dan Robinson, is a 'combo ...

You could head to the track for some intervals Tuesday, and log a tempo run on Thursday. Or you could follow the lead of today's top runners and combine two traditional quality sessions into one killer workout. Britain's number one male marathon runner, Dan Robinson, is a 'combo ...