Hi all, I live near Bromley and started training for a marathon in December and another one in April next year. Over the next few weeks I will be going on several long runs ranging from 10 miles up to 20 miles and it would be nice to have someone
Hi Anybody intrested in doing a coupleof long runs over the coming 4 weeks18/20 mls @ 8 min miles approx.R.K.
Hi...I currently run 3-4 3.1 mile runs a week and 1 5 mile run.Have today (for the first time ever) run the 3.1 mile without a stop! (Yay me!).Is the 5 mile a suitable long run? Or how do you decide on what IS a suitable long run?I know the 10% rule
What do you think...? Is it better to take on fuel such as gels, sports drinks, jelly babies or whatever, on long runs > 15 miles, so your body copes better with the endurance and recovers better etc; or is it better to not fuel so that the body
I am following a marathon training prog that recommends the weekly long slow run should be 45 to 90 secs slower than marathon race pace. Other people I know run their Sunday run at a much faster pace. My 'internet' coach the esteemed Hal Higdon
I am thinking of buying a road bike. Although I have training 5 times a week for 1500m-5k So I wouldn't really be able to use it that often without missing training. But if I were to cycle instead of the 2 long runs I would be able to fit both
Hi I have a marathon in june and my last long run was 15 miles 2 weeks ago, I was injured for 1 week and other issues prevented me completing another long run the week after, have been running this week and all is fine.How Long should i run
I am unable to run my last 22 mile run three weeks before the race. Is it ok to run the last long run four weeks before the race?I also have the option of running it the wednesday before or after the three week mark. This is my first marathon and I
Just wondering what other people do for their long runs in their marathon build-up - do they do a long slow distance run once a week, building up the mileage week by week, perhaps with a couple of ease off weeks thrown in for good measure
With all the snow and ice disrupting training again, what's the minimum time you would leave between long runs assuming that this weekends runs have to be postponed.The long runs seem to be the runs not to miss, but would it be reasonable to run two
