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Heart Rate for a Half Marathon
I've just completed the Newport Half Marathon and had an pretty steady heart rate of 88% of my max.
My details are here.
Is this good? Generally speaking, what should the heart rate be for a half ...
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Why do distance running training programs tell you to do long runs so slowly?
I'm trying to improve my times in the half marathon and the marathon, so I've been reading a lot of training plans for races at those distances. One thing I've noticed is that most of these programs ...
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How to prepare for a race?
8 weeks ago, I asked this question: how to run sub-45 10k.
Well, I've been training a lot and my race is on Sunday (in 2 days' time.)
What / when should I eat in preparation?
Do I need to ...
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Increasing pace vs. increasing distance
I recently started running again after a several-year hiatus. Most of my running so far has been on a treadmill indoors, because the weather has been bad, so I have relatively solid data for my ...
