The long run is one of the most important sessions in your half marathon training. It is also one of the sessions runners are most likely to overcomplicate. How far should you run? Do you need to reach 21.1 kilometres before race day? Should your long run get longer every week? Should you include race…
The first few kilometres of a half marathon usually aren’t the problem. You’re fresh. Your legs feel good. Your breathing is controlled. If you’ve paced things sensibly, you might even wonder whether you’re running too slowly. But a half marathon isn’t decided by how good your legs feel at kilometre three. The real test comes…
Your long run is one of the most important sessions in your half marathon training. It’s also one of the easiest to get wrong. You head out feeling good. The first few kilometres are comfortable. You glance at your watch and notice you’re moving faster than planned. So you keep going. Before long, what was…