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Four Effective Marathon Workouts

July 24, 2019

Four Effective Marathon Workouts

Each workout in training should have a purpose - and marathon training is no exception. Marathon training is tiring and demanding, so you do not want to waste energy on workouts that aren't specific to your goal. (That's not to say that there are “useless” workouts, but that certain workouts produce more adaptations specific to the goals of the marathon for the time you invest in them. For example, 400-meter repeats will improve your VO2max, but VO2max only goes so far in marathon ...

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Why to Strength Train during Marathon Training

July 17, 2019

Why to Strength Train during Marathon Training

The idea of adding strength training into marathon training can sound daunting. You are running more miles than normal, with longer long runs and harder workouts. The sheer volume of running alone is tiring. However, it’s worth taking the time and energy to strength train during marathon training, even at the expense of a few miles.  I’ve talked plenty before about the benefits of strength training for runners - and those benefits are even more applicable for the physical demands of the ...

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Training for a Hilly Race in a Flat Area

July 10, 2019

Training for a Hilly Race in a Flat Area

Specificity is an essential aspect of training for a race. You want to prepare your mind and body for the unique demands of the event, including the distance, terrain, climate, and elevation gain. But specificity can be tricky - such as training for a hilly race when you live in an area without any hills. However, tricky does not mean impossible - it just requires intention and creativity. Whether it’s a hilly half marathon, a destination trail race, or the Boston Marathon, it is possible to ...

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Common Marathon Training Questions

June 26, 2019

Ask a Running Coach: Common Marathon Training Questions

No matter how many times you complete it or how fast you run, the marathon is always a challenge. Likewise, marathon training is always a puzzle of figuring out exactly how hard to push yourself to improve - without pushing yourself so hard that you overtrain or resent running by race day. On one end of the spectrum, you have cookie-cutter plans or overly rigorous methods. You must run six days per week, 60 miles per week, to run a marathon. You must spend 18 weeks training. On the other ...

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How Far Should You Run Before a Marathon?

June 5, 2019

How Far Should You Run Before a Marathon?

Marathon training has many nuances, but one of the most common questions is also one of the most basic. How far should you run before a marathon? What’s the longest long run you need to do in order to finish, PR, or qualify for Boston? If you look at popular training methods, you will receive answers ranging from 16 miles (Hansons) to 26 miles (Galloway). Other plans follow the framework that a long run should not comprise more than 25% of the overall weekly mileage nor exceed three hours in ...

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