Also known as microcycles, these recurring seven-day workout schedules typically include three designated hard days, which are buffered on either side by at least one day of lighter training. Two of the three hard days feature moderate-intensity or high-intensity runs while the third is reserved for a longer run, which is done mostly or entirely at

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Anyone who’s done a mass-participation road race will remember a sea of discarded plastic cups, plastic bottles and plastic gel wrappers in our wake, plus all those free (plastic) T-shirts in a drawer unused. The global trainer industry creates as much carbon dioxide and equivalent greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) as the entire United Kingdom (and,

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Start paying attention to your level of readiness and notice if there is a direct correlation to your performance that day. Did you prepare your clothes, gear, and playlist the night before so you weren’t rushed? Did you allow proper time for a prerun dynamic warmup and postrun stretch? These are easy yes or no answers. Jot them down or make a ment

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