Below is Mo’s apparent typical training week from ‘training a runner’ (Source, below). You can see he is hitting the miles to boost his aerobic efficiency and technical running skill Of particular interest to many of you will be his relatively sparing use of quality speedwork. WHEN he does such speedwork he aims to be…
** If you’ve heard people talking about ‘digging deep’ and learning how to do that in a running/racing sense you might have thought was a load of tosh. Well it wasn’t! If you’ve dug deep and held on then you will know what I mean. You have to learn to do this to keep those…
** Familiarise yourself with the course and with your pre-race routine. If you are unfamiliar with any aspect you MAY worry about it. I could go on about this but lack of preparation and familiarisation might affect your race psychology and/or warm-up All the suggestions are starred: *** 3 stars. IMHO it will work…
* Don’t wear compression gear. It adds extra resistance and tires you more quickly. All the suggestions are starred: *** 3 stars. IMHO it will work ** 2 stars. It might work * 1 star. Can’t hurt X 1 cross. It CAN hurt if done wrong. All 50 tips are shown here as…
X*Wear compression gear. Boosts blood flow to muscles and reduces the risk of injury. Keeps you warm. SEE NEXT TIP for more thoughts on this All the suggestions are starred: *** 3 stars. IMHO it will work ** 2 stars. It might work * 1 star. Can’t hurt X 1 cross. It CAN hurt if…
* Don’t start too near to the front if you are smaller and slower (kids) you may get knocked over by faster runners, then you won’t get a PB. But don’t be afraid to go somewhere near the front as many people are not doing parkruns for a PB like you are. All the suggestions are…
* Pinch yourself hard before that final sprint. (I don’t think this will work but causing a bit of pain might give you a quick adrenaline rush) Only use this for the sprint, apparently extreme amounts of pain prior to competing in other events can give boosts because of raised blood pressure from the pain.…