marathon
Using caffeine for sports performance
There is little doubt that caffeine can have a beneficial effect on endurance running performance. But there’s more to getting a performance boost than glugging down a pre-race coffee. “A dose of around 3mg of caffeine per kg body weight is needed to have an ergogenic effect in endurance exercise,” says sports dietician Ruth McKean. [...]
Next Master the Marathon workshop
Get your New Year training underway with my Master the Marathon workshop. Taking place on Sunday 13th January, this full-day workshop offers a mix of practical advice and training - with sessions on establishing your marathon goal and pace, putting your own programme together with all the essential sessions, nutrition, injury prevention, formulating a race [...]
Master the marathon - A FEW PLACES LEFT!
Signed up for your first marathon? Or looking to beat your previous best marathon time? My Master the Marathon workshop will give you the tools you need to maximise your training time, minimise the risk of injury and prepare for your 26.2 mile journey in the best possible way. In a mix of classroom and [...]
Marathon wisdom: niggles vs injury
Runners love to talk about ‘niggles’, even when they can barely limp down the stairs to get their running shoes on! But it’s not big and it’s not clever to downplay or ignore problems, and doing so increases the likelihood of them turning into full-blown injuries. So how do you distinguish between a ‘niggle’ - [...]