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…

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…

5k Training Plan: SMART Improvement at 75minutes a week.

This post is for 5k runners who are relative beginners and can run 5k in less…

Tips and Tricks to reduce bike time in duathlon

As it says...tips and tricks to reduce bike time in Duathlons (triathlons)

5k Parkrun : A Race Interval Session To mix it up a little

If you run a 5k parkrun each week then you are not training ‘properly’ to improve.…

5k PB : Anatomy Of An Advanced Level 5K PB: How to get a 5k PB

How to get a 5k PB.