Category: Marathon & Half Marathon’s

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for marathon’s and half marathons

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9 Benefits of Yoga for Athletes and Non-Athletes Alike

Yoga is a great activity that provides a range of benefits to athletes and non-athletes alike. 1. Enhances Your Flexibility Improved flexibility equals improved range…

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Friday Fartlek: 6 by X

This session is similar to this workout from October but instead of being based on distance it is based on time. This session can be done instead…

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Friday Fartlek Run: 10x 100m Stride Outs

This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as speed and efficiency. All runners can benefit from this session including ultrarunners and triathletes as it’s a perfect recovery run.

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Barb Frost’s Testimonial for Coach Ray

Ray asked me to write a testimonial for him and my first thought was “absolutely”!
My name is Barb Frost. I am currently 46 years old and have been a runner for over ten years.  Last year (2015) I decided to compete in my first half marathon for which I did my own training and subsequently entered the Queenstown NZ full marathon held on 21 November 2015.

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How to Fuel For a Half Marathon

This post started out as an email response to a question about fuelling for a half marathon: Previous advice during a race is not to…

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