Each new year, as January arrives, millions of people worldwide decide to make some positive changes to their lives and set New Year resolutions. For many people this revolves around fitness: eating more healthily, exercising more, perhaps even entering a marathon or other endurance event.
Yet, most fail, very often setting them back to the place they were before even thinking about making
Negative Split Marathon
Should you attempt a negative split marathon?
Is the negative split the best way to run a marathon? The data suggests not. It might be far better to accept some slowdown during the second half.
What is a negative split marathon?
Simply, a negative split marathon means running the second half faster than the first. It is commonly recommended on coaching and running websites to attempt to run the second half of a marathon faster than the first.
How to plan a running interval session
We’ve updated our page on interval session planning.
The page includes a downloadable table for anyone who likes to devise their own training schedule.
Simply select your current fitness level using a recent 5k, 10k or half marathon and choose your rep or interval distance; the table will show you your ideal time for each rep distance: 400m, 800m, 1k, 1200m, 1600m and a mile.
5k in under 25 minutes Training Plan
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How to run 25 minutes for 5k
Who is this training plan for?
It’s for anyone who is keen to run under 25 minutes for 5k and wants a sub 25 minute 5k training plan. Of course, this covers a wide range of runners; for example, a new runner who has just run their first 5k in 27 minutes and wants to target 25, or, an experienced runner who has been just outside of 25 for years and feels they need more structured training to make the
Top Four Reasons Why Diets Fail
The beginning of another new year and with it are the resolutions that are going to make us fitter, healthier, wealthier, less cluttered, more organised, etc, etc, the list goes on. Of course, one of the greatest new year resolutions it to lose weight, or as we like to say, get in shape.
Yet, according to Jessica Bartfield, MD (who specialises in nutrition and weight management at the Loyola
5k in 18 Minutes Training Plan
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Running under 18 minutes for 5k
This training plan is rather different from some of the other 5k training plans .
Running an 18 minute 5k is very demanding and a one-size plan doesn’t fit all. So, in common with the 20-minute 5k plan, this page should