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Why Am I Getting Slower?

Why Am I Getting Slower?

I’ve run 6 marathons, with an ultimate goal of earning a BQ – for those of you not obsessed with marathons, that’s a 3.35 (or faster) qualifying time for my age group. I felt well on my way, running a 3.49 in the Berlin marathon in 2014, feeling the...

Tokyo Marathon 2016 Here I Come

When the alarm went off for Project Awesome yesterday at 5.20am I spent the first minute or so checking social media and looking at my emails (bad habit, I know). But one particular email caught my eye. EEK! I have been counting down the days for the Tokyo Marathon...
3 Day a week Marathon Training Plan

3 Day a week Marathon Training Plan

I love running and I actually really like marathon training- the routine, structure and of course, ticking off each workout. However, a lot of training plans call for 5-6 runs a week which I hate. I know my body doesn’t respond well to running so much, plus I get...