Setting a Park Run benchmark to reveal my fitness for the Melbourne Marathon. A slightly lighter week when measured as Monday to Sunday. The main influence was my work roster. A week of early day shifts instead of my usual rotating shift work. Makes for a few runs well...

Weakness at high intensity. This week pointed my weaknesses at the top end speeds. My vVO2max has been estimated based on longer distance race times. It is now clear I have over estimated my pace at this intensity. Struggling to hold onto for 3 minutes doesn’t equate well to...

In only the third week of marathon training there are hints I’m on the right path. To achieve a sub-3 hour marathon there is that nagging feeling my long runs are no where near fast enough. At around 6:00/km that is a long way from the 4:12/km required on...

The early stage is where we need to fix the habits in marathon training. Pay very close attention to the sessions you miss. Look at where you procrastinate. Where is the friction in your plan? I have found I’m tending to skip the full strength training sessions. This is...

How should the first week of marathon training look? In my mind the first week shouldn’t be anything spectacular. This is not the time to really push your limits. Pushing your limits comes later. Instead this is the time to: set your habits test the format of your training...

I’ve got a goal I haven’t run a marathon since 2014. It was my slowest. My first marathon was in 1997. My fastest was in 2009, where I ran the Melbourne Marathon in 2:58:29. I’ve been running since. Both shorter and longer distances. ButI’ve lost that speed. The speed...

Plans are only predictions. But a plan helps for 8 weeks training for the half marathon. It’s been such a long time since my last race. In fact my last race was back in May 2019. And that didn’t got all that well. After a multitude of difficulties I...

For epic running 2021. Training begins now. I’m going to take you through my training plan for the remainder of 2020. Starting with the structure. One key point differentiates my training from most other programs. I am not following the typical 7 day week. Instead I’m extending my training...

Want to know how to push harder? How Hard Can You Push When No One Is Watching? 6 Keys To Pushing Harder Fear & Inexperience Go Out Too Hard Prepare Your Body Train The Mind Remove Decisions Have A Big Reason 1. Fear And Inexperience Do you remember your...

Running with the Tail Runner harness and bungee lead. Took CC our border collie out for her first run with the Tail Runner dog harness and bungee lead. I think she loved it. With some time, training and conditioning she may well become a pretty decent running partner I’d...