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How we coach for a Marathon Peak
When Run4U design a marathon build, we think in phases. Each one has its own focus, but they overlap and flow into one another so the athlete always carries forward the right adaptations. The structure looks like this: Base–Base This is where it all begins. We build the aerobic foundation, the consistency, and the rhythm…
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Blog: Junior Running Development – Building Strong Foundations for the Future
Ahead of the Run 4 U Junior Academy restarting after a summer break I wanted to jot some notes on this subject that may help parents/carers, other coaches, athletes themselves understand the various elements that should go into training and the planning of training for a junior. To begin, age is just a number.What really…
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BODY STATS!
When it comes to body stats and measurements it’s hard to know WHAT to look at and then HOW to interpret them. From a runner’s perspective we may have visions of what an ideal weight or body type is good for us. But you must question where these ‘ideas’ are coming from? If it’s from…
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A runners TOTM
Time of the month for a woman is a weird and wonderful thing. For a female runner, for the partner of a female runner, the father or mother of a female runner, for the coach of a female runner, etc, it is especially important that we know how our period affects us at certain phases…
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Marathon planning beyond the marathon!
Who plans for the part after the marathon? Come on, hands up?! Do we even consider this to be part of our training cycle? After months of graft, the base/foundation phase…tick, specifics and overload…tick, the taper, the race…all tick, tick, tick. But then what? Grab the nearest burger, put the feet up and wait until…
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Run 4 U and Perform rehab plans
Are you an injured runner? Are you struggling to make a difference to your training without constant niggles? Do you want to add prehab to your training or come back stronger than ever? Well, Run 4 U and Perform has learnt their trade to offer carefully bespoke rehab plans to help you back to your…
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It’s all about the peAk!
Periodising the training to peak for a race or series of races is what separates your generic downloadable plans to an individualistic and tailored strategy. I recognise over and over again how integral it is to understand how everyone is different. Individuals responds differently to a given stimulus a session places on their body and…
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A runner!
You are the person that shows up to the early rise,Who is not always in it for the prize.You breathe the air and feel your feet on the ground,Slight footsteps on grass, paths, roads, pound after pound. You are the person that makes progress through the haze,Moves through the plan, phase after phase.Makes strides forwards,…
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RIGHT training at the RIGHT time
You may have heard of the buzz phrases such as mesocycle, microcycle, periodization, peaking, progression etc but they may not mean much to you or you may not see the point. Well, this is what I live and plan by. Getting THE RIGHT TRAINING and more importantly planned at THE RIGHT TIME is THE MOST…
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Blog: Why now? 10 x 1!!!
My sister got me thinking with a question about why we were doing the 10 x 1 min intervals set for our training session this morning. I started to think about all the variations we have on this session, also how the timing of ‘when this session’ is impacts how we address this session… Firstly,…
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