Training advice

Marathon recovery: 10 tips to recovering like a pro

Marathon recovery: 10 tips to recovering like a pro Recovery is a subject that doesn't get as much attention as the training and racing, but it's an important one. After Edinburgh 2016, I'd booked a holiday to Mallorca for two weeks, where I like to think I nailed the recovery part of that marathon cycle. [...]

2019-04-24T14:07:42+01:0022 June 2016|

The mental side of marathon running

I'll shut up about Edinburgh Marathon soon, but first a post about mental aspect of running a marathon. It's the part that we often don't prepare for as well as we could. That's not to say we don't prepare for it, because every run you do in training involves an element of mental preparation for [...]

2017-06-23T07:39:18+01:0017 June 2016|

Marathon training tips: Winter base training

Marathon training tips: Winter base training So you want to run a marathon? Maybe your first, maybe your second. Great. Got yourself a training plan? Stuck it to the fridge? Ready to start training for it 16 or 20 weeks out? Great. But your training plan doesn't start for a month or two. What are [...]

2019-10-07T14:25:40+01:0013 June 2016|

3 treadmill workouts to shake up your routine

With storms currently playing havoc with my running plans, and another couple of months left before the nights get lighter and the weather starts to improve, I'm sharing a few of my treadmill workouts below that you might like to use to shake up your routine. This blog is sponsored by Hire Fitness UK and [...]

2017-06-23T07:39:21+01:0011 February 2016|

Self assessment: how’s your training going?

Self assessment: how's your training going? As a coach, it's sometimes expected that I have all the answers. But in reality, often the answers are within the runner themselves, they just need to be asked the right questions at the right time to find them. I'm not observing a runner 24/7 so unless I [...]

2019-05-16T10:21:08+01:009 February 2016|
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