5k Training & Racing HR Zones – What Is a Tempo run or a LSR (Long Slow Run)

I found a few great training spreadsheets over the years and some are linked to on…

5k Training & Racing HR Zones – What Is a Tempo run or a LSR (Long Slow Run)

I found a few great training spreadsheets over the years and some are linked to on…

5k Paralympics: Wheelchair: David Weir

I saw the 5k wheelchair race last night on Channel 4. Amazingly interesting race and actually…

5k: SB Today at Parkrun

I got a SB today for one of my localish parkrun  courses Season’s Best! Haven’t had…

2012 The London Duathlon in Richmond Park – New distance!

After having moaned a bit on this blog last year about the London Duathlon I feel…

5k Taper Plan: Abstinence vs Doing It Properly And a Duathlon Variant

I’d generally politely suggest the abstinence taper for most of us most of the time. IE…

5k: What makes a good sub-20 minute parkrun TRAINING plan?

You’ve probably been trawling the net or this site for 5k plans. There’s quite a few…

A Good 5k session today and a sneaky 2.5k + ride last night.

I needed a feel-good session today, and for some bizarre reason, my plan has one-minute intervals…

5k parkrun improvement: Running Just 3 times a week?

You’ve probably been looking for a 5k training plan. There are lots out there, and a…

Bushy Park Parkrun – Mark Spitz & Ed Moses To Run (If they bring their shoes)

Wow! 4th Feb 2012 will have Mark Spitz and Ed Moses running the Bushy Park parkrun…

Bushy Park Parkrun – Mark Spitz & Ed Moses To Run (If they bring their shoes)

Wow! 4th Feb 2012 will have Mark Spitz and Ed Moses running the Bushy Park parkrun…

5k parkrun – well off my PB…why?

Today wasn’t one of my most glorious performances. I managed a sneaky PB in around October…

5k – that parkrun made my legs hurt

You’ve run a parkrun and your legs hurt. Naturally you want sympathy. But the response you…

5k parkruns – how good are you?

With 5k running (and especially at parkruns with a wide variation in ability) people seem to…

Staying Above LTHR during your 5k

I hit my LTHR (Lactate Threshold Heart Rate) during a 5k PB at around the 1.5k…

Sub 20 minute 5k: how does it feel?

We all want to get that PB down as low as we can. I guess there…

5K: Somebody stole my mojo.

It’s official. I’ve lost my 5k mojo. Or at worst someone else has stolen it. how…

5k running: What if I come last? Should I enter?

Yes. I would definately enter I represented GB in Age Group Duathlon and genuinely was worried…