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What should you eat during the last week of training?
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What should you eat during the last week of training?

What should you eat during the last week of your training? And how much? Now is not the time to diet, but avoid bingeing on junk foods too! Stick to...

Tapering: What and How
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Tapering: What and How

By Michael Crawley - Tapering is what a candle does towards its wick. It’s also what marathoners do before they race. But how and when to taper before you light...

Marathon Principles
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Marathon Principles

By Michael Crawley - Respect the Distance The thing about the marathon is that it’s just a little bit too far. Even for the very best runners in the world,...

What happens to your body during a long run?
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What happens to your body during a long run?

By Michael Crawley The Physiology Runs over about 90 minutes in length deliver a whole range of physiological benefits. Your heart will get stronger. Your muscular endurance will improve as...

How to fuel your run
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How to fuel your run

Looking to fuel those longer runs? We reveal the top foods to help you cover those additional miles If you’re looking to increase your mileage in preparation for a marathon...

Race Day Strategy
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Race Day Strategy

By Michael Crawley - Often we put so much emphasis on the training and tapering before a race that we forget about the importance of the actual race morning. It...

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Four weeks out.
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Four weeks out.

By Michael Crawley Four weeks out. When you decided to run this marathon it was months away. Then suddenly it was weeks. Soon it will be days, then hours. It’s...

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For The Long Run – advanced training plan’
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For The Long Run – advanced training plan’

Want to nail a personal best in a half marathon or full marathon? If you’re doing a half marathon then choose the shorter distance shown, and pick the longer distance...

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For The Long Run – ‘intermediate training plan’
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For The Long Run – ‘intermediate training plan’

Want to complete a half or full marathon? If you’re doing a half marathon then choose the shorter distance shown, and pick the longer distance if doing the full 26.2...

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For The Long Run – the ‘get round’plan

The ‘get round’ plan Doing your first half or full marathon and starting to panic because training hasn’t gone well so far? This plan will get you round either a...

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#RunEveryDay October Challenge 2017 – making the ‘unnormal’, normal.

Normal says stay in bed at 6am Normal says watch TV every night Normal says do what’s expected Normal says rest Normal says take it easy Unnormal says run And...

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