Because while sitting on a beach sipping a mai tai or eating pasta on the Amalfi Coast can be lovely, they are even more fulfilling when you’ve got a half marathon finisher’s medal stowed safely in your suitcase. And as half marathons become more and more popular around the world, ...
If you’re shooting for a 5K, your distance goal each day will be very different than someone aiming for a full marathon. You’ll want to have a training plan prepared by a running coach and a clear running schedule to help you get to the finish line. For many, running a marathon or...
Byline: MARY MURTAGHBY day, bus driver Ernie Barker clocks up the miles transporting passengers around Liverpool.But by night Ernie, from Walton, hits the open road and pounds the pavements training for his latest marathon.The 53-year-old has notched up 133 marathons and 52 half-marathons in...
I seemed to feel okay and when I ran seven miles later the next week at a good pace so I was hopeful that I could get through the half marathon. The drive to Pittsburgh usually takes somewhere around 4.5 hours with no stops. I made a stop or two and had to cope with rain for ...
The injuries measured had to be severe enough to cause a reduction in distance, speed, duration or frequency of running for at least two weeks. Runners were also asked to report on their average weekly volume of running before the marathon, categorised into less than 30km/week, 30 to 60 ...
Tempo run:Tempo runs are also called "threshold runs" because you run at a pace slightly below your current marathon threshold pace—approximately 25-30 seconds per mile slower. They help your body learn to run at a harder pace for longer. ...
I’ve gotten some excellent marathon pace tempos in this week, and on Wednesday morning I woke up at 5:15 a.m. for a mid-week long run of 10 miles – first double digit mid-week run of this training cycle, huzzah! I know I complain about it now being dark out when I head out...
My normal weekly training is 10 hours – 50 miles per week. This is a good base for me. Prior to this 10 week race prep in 2018 I walked a 50K race in February. Walked a Marathon in March and again in April. Walked 100 Miles at the United States Centurion Qualifier in June. **...
So I signed up for the race in 2016 and was all set to run when my wife was accepted into the 2016 New York City Marathon which happened to be on the same day. I decided to forgo the half marathon and race chase her around the Big Apple. However, I was now on the Princeton ...
The One Hundred Meters, the Mile, the Marathon -- he'd run them all. — Terry Pratchett 92 If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?... The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles. — Bill...