Run Blog: From 5K to Marathon Training and Preparation
The Run Blog is a training and preparation resource for runners from 5K to Marathon. It brings together practical workouts, training guidance, race preparation, recovery and mindset support in one place. The focus is on helping runners train with purpose, build consistency and understand how sessions fit together over time, supporting sustainable progress across every stage of the running journey.
Why Do Running Zones Matter for Marathon Training?
Understand why running zones matter for marathon training and how different intensities can help you prepare for the demands of prolonged running and fatigue.
Where Do Running Zones Fit Into Half Marathon Training?
Learn how running zones fit into half marathon training and how different intensities can help prepare you for the sustained demands of running 13.1 miles.
How Should You Use Running Zones for 10K Training?
Understand how training zones fit into 10K preparation, what each intensity can contribute and how intensity and duration shape different training sessions.
How Do Running Zones Work During Your 5K Training?
Learn how running training zones work during 5K training, what Zones 1–5 mean and how different intensities can support your preparation and performance.
How Does the Long Run Prepare You for Marathon Running?
Learn how long runs prepare you for a marathon, with guidance on building distance and managing recovery as you work towards your longest sessions and race day.
The Role of the Long Run in Your Half Marathon Training
Learn how long runs support your half marathon preparation, with practical guidance on building endurance and practising fuelling as you work towards race day.
Building Endurance for Your 10K Through the Long Run
Discover how long runs support your 10K training, with practical guidance on building distance and using different efforts to prepare for the later kilometres.
Why Does the Long Run Matter When Training for a 5K?
Learn why long runs matter for 5K training and how to develop yours, with guidance on choosing a suitable duration and fitting it around your other sessions.
What Is the Purpose of a Recovery Run in Your Training?
Understand the purpose of recovery runs in your training and how they differ from ordinary easy runs, with an example week showing where they might fit.
Overtraining in Running: When the Body Stops Adapting
Overtraining reflects a prolonged loss of adaptation rather than simple fatigue. This piece explores how it develops, how it differs from overreaching and why recovery matters.
Navigating Fatigue: Overreaching Vs Overtraining in Running
Fatigue in running exists on a spectrum. This piece explores acute fatigue, functional and non-functional overreaching and how these states differ from true overtraining.
10 Running Sessions to Support Your Marathon Training
Explore 10 running sessions for marathon training, from longer endurance work to harder efforts, with options designed around the demands of 26.2 miles.
10 Run Sessions to Develop Your Half Marathon Training
Discover 10 run sessions for half marathon training, with adaptable workouts that offer different ways to develop your running as you prepare for 13.1 miles.
10 Running Workout Ideas to Try in Your 10K Training
Discover 10 running workout ideas for 10K training, from sustained efforts to race-pace sessions, with options you can adapt throughout your preparation.
10 Running Sessions to Explore in Your 5K Training
Explore 10 running sessions for 5K training, with workout ideas that change the intensity and structure of your running as you prepare for the distance.
A Beginner’s Guide to Preparing for Your First Marathon
A beginner’s guide to preparing for your first marathon, with an example plan that builds towards longer runs and starting points for runners already training.
Training for Your First Half Marathon as a New Runner
Build towards your first half marathon with a beginner’s guide and an example plan. Choose a starting week that suits the running you can manage right now.
How to Train for Your First 10K as a Beginner Runner
Prepare for your first 10K with an example 13-week plan that builds from run-walk sessions to longer runs, with recovery weeks and guidance on managing effort.
How to Start Running and Prepare for Your First 5K
Prepare for your first 5K with clear guidance on running effort and an example ten-week plan that builds from short run-walk sessions to the full distance.
The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Road Running
A beginner’s guide to road running that explains training zones and session types. Learn how runners build volume and recover as they work towards a goal.