I’m going to tell you a story about Mick* (not their real name). He is a hard working athlete preparing for an Ironman race. He…
View More What Mick Learned By Not Sticking To The ProgrammeCategory: Marathon & Half Marathon’s
Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for marathon’s and half marathons
Friday Fartlek Session: McMillan’s Half Marathon 400’s
This session is a great way to enhance your half marathon speed. I got this session from Greg McMillan in an article where he recommends doing this session…
View More Friday Fartlek Session: McMillan’s Half Marathon 400’sFriday Fartlek Session: Sisyphus Session
This session is a great way to enhance your power and leg strength from running 5kms through to the half marathon. Sisyphus was a greedy and deceitful Greek…
View More Friday Fartlek Session: Sisyphus Session9 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…
View More 9 Benefits of Yoga for Athletes and Non-Athletes AlikeFriday Fartlek Run: Half Marathon Pyramids
This session is a great way to enhance your speed endurance and is great for half marathon events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Half Marathon PyramidsFriday 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…
View More Friday Fartlek: 6 by XFriday 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.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 10x 100m Stride OutsBarb 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.
Friday Fartlek: 3x 1mile
This session is a great way to develop race speed and is best done on an athletics track.
View More Friday Fartlek: 3x 1mileHow 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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