Marathon Training Spring has Sprung – Spring has sprung & race season is nearly upon us, with only a few weeks to go before the big Marathon races fire the starting gun. With that in mind it’s now time to focus on improving your running speed & taper off from the

Marathon Training Going the Distance – Week 9 So this coming week is the big one & it’s all about going the distance, the 20 mile run! Here’s the training plan for the week with Sunday being the challenging day. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Week 9 Rest

Fartlek Training Since running the Brighton Marathon last year I’ve shied away from my running training, as some of you might be aware running that kind of distance the pain & aching that is involved before, during & definitely after tends to put you off doing anymore running for a while!

We’re now going to be getting into some serious distance & prep for race day so this week is all about Marathon Training Endurance.  You should have done up-to or around the Half Marathon distance (13 Miles) & now after a week of relatively light training it’s time to push yourself

Wakeboarding with Spogo. Last May I was invited by spogo to see if I would be interested in trying out some wakeboarding as well as SUP (Stand Up Paddle-board) with them. Having never tried either of these sports before so I jumped at the chance. Even more so when I

Marathon Training Week 7 Eating Right So, how is your training going – please feed back anything (good or bad) in the comments section below or via our Facebook or my twitter account. Now on to this week, week 7 – Eating Right!   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

So we’re in Marathon Training Week 6 Half Marathon and training is now stepping up a pace & it’s time to start putting in the longer running distances. This Sunday will see the biggest challenge to date & that’s to jog a half marathon distance (13 miles or 21 km

Marathon Training Keep on Running Week 5 Time is moving on and race day is starting to get closer, from something that was comfortingly months and months away to a goal that is now appearing on the horizon getting closer much quicker than you anticipated, and yes, I am talking

Marathon Training Essential Exercises Week 4 This week I’m going to focus on the essential warming up and cooling down exercises, now that the running we are doing will become longer and more frequent in the coming weeks it really is important to get into the habit of doing these

Marathon Training Week 3 Training is already under way, so find below the training plan for this week. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Week 3 Rest 30 min run Rest 30 min run incl. 8×30 sec sprints Rest 35 min run 1hr jog   The weather seems to