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MARATHON TAPERING: 7 COSTLY MISTAKES THAT CAN RUIN RACE DAY
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MARATHON TAPERING: 7 COSTLY MISTAKES THAT CAN RUIN RACE DAY

Marathon tapering should leave you rested, sharp and ready to race. However, reducing your mileage too late, cutting every faster effort or completing one final fitness test can carry unnecessary fatigue into race day. The final three weeks before a marathon create a strange problem: the fitter you become, the harder it is to stop […]

7 WARNING SIGNS YOUR WEEKLY RUNNING MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH
Training 12 min read

7 WARNING SIGNS YOUR WEEKLY RUNNING MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH

Discover how to find your ideal weekly running mileage, increase your distance safely and recognise the warning signs that you may be running too much. Running has a simple way of making us believe that more must be better. If 20 miles per week improved your fitness, surely 30 will make you even faster. If […]