long run
Marathon wisdom 2011: the long run
One thing that has come up frequently in recent weeks is uncertainty about the ‘long run’. Many budding marathoners have completed a long run every week without fail since December or January. Others are running them all at marathon pace, or all at a slow plod. Others had long runs planned for 1 or 2 weeks [...]
Getting a feel for your marathon potential
I had some great feedback on my marathon workshop at the weekend - I only wish I’d scheduled a few more for the marathon season! One of the things that the participants seemed to find most useful was working out a realistic but challenging finish time for the marathon and their goal race pace. It’s very [...]