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Athlete Insights
/ 2 years agoHayley Carruthers’ marathon training is mentally and physically strong
The London marathon-bound Birchfield Harrier may have big mileage in her legs but she proved her shorter speed is still there...
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Marathon Training
/ 2 years agoSimple advice to make that marathon taper run smoothly
The marathon season is well and truly upon us now and soon everyone will be tweeting about the taper. Instead of...
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Marathon Training
/ 2 years agoHow much faster does improving your running economy make you?
The faster you are the smaller the difference improvements to running economy have, according to new research forthcoming. In a paper...
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Athlete Insights
/ 2 years agoAndy Vernon explains how training is changing for the marathon
The long time GB track and cross country ace chats about adapting his running schedule to prepare for a marathon debut...
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Marathon Training
/ 2 years agoProcess over outcome
Stephen Scullion reflects on his experiences to highlight why you should embrace the good and bad moments during your own running...
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Marathon Training
/ 2 years agoYou don’t have to smash every run
Just how hard should training be? Some think the greatest runners just work harder than everyone else, but do they go...
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Easy reads
/ 2 years agoChasing Sub 2:30: Nearly blowing it and a 2:29:31 finish!
In the marathon you don’t get what you want, you get what you deserve. A few days on Robbie Britton reflects...
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Athlete Insights
/ 2 years agoHow I train: Mick Clohisey
The Irish marathoner keeps easy runs easy and maximises hard sessions ahead of his second Olympic bid. Mick Clohisey, who previously spoke...
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Easy reads
/ 2 years agoChasing Sub 2:30: Explaining the joys of the taper
The time has come for the Sub 2:30 project to produce the goods! It’s race week and in the last blog...
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Easy reads
/ 2 years agoChasing sub 2:30: The importance of teamwork
The loneliness of the long distance runner is well known, but on the journey to sub 2:30 at Valencia Marathon it’s...