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Week 14 - Key Run Workout #2

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Haven’t run on a Friday evening for a while, but this weekend I’m racing a half marathon on Sunday morning, so I’ve rearranged my training days slightly this week. […]

Week 14 - Key Run Workout #1

Tuesday night is always the most challenging running day of the week for me, and tonight was no exception. I don’t quite know what the problem is, but I feel great leading up to the workout, feel confident as the workout begins, but soon feel wiped out and heavy legged as the workout progresses. It’s […]

FIRST To The Finish Marathon Training Plan

The FIRST to the Finish Training Program was developed for marathon runners who want to try to get faster and challenge themselves in their next marathon. The FIRST to the FINISH Training Program provides very detailed training paces for the three key weekly runs.
The key feature of the plan is the “3 plus 2? program, […]

Week 13 - Key Run Workout #3

Today marked the fifth and final 20 mile run of the 16 week training program, and I must be honest, I’m glad it’s behind me. The plan called for 20 miles at Planned Marathon Pace plus 30 seconds (around 7:18 per mile), but with the weather forecast calling for temperatures in the mid to […]

Week 13 - Key Run Workout #2

Apologies for the late post, but it’s been a busy week. After Tuesday’s solid run, I was quite looking forward to the 8 mile “Planned Marathon Pace” run on Thursday evening. Goal pace was 6:48 per mile, but I decided to try something slightly different and start off a bit quicker for the first […]

Week 13 - Key Run Workout #1

Finally, a Tuesday workout to be proud of! Maybe it was the lack of a long training run this past weekend, but for once I felt like I was control of the workout, rather than the other way around.
The training plan called for the usual 10-20 minute warm up, followed by 10×400m repeats @ 77seconds, […]