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.
10 Tempo Running Sessions to Try in Your 10K Training
Discover 10 tempo running sessions for 10K training, with Zone 3 workouts designed around sustained efforts and different ways to structure your tempo runs.
10 VO2 Running Workouts to Explore in Your 5K Training
Explore 10 running workouts for 5K training, with different ways to structure Zone 5 sessions while using VO2 work to challenge your aerobic capacity.
10 Threshold Running Workouts for Your 5K Training
Find 10 threshold running workouts for 5K training, with hard but controlled Zone 4 sessions that offer different ways to structure your threshold work.
10 Example Tempo Runs to Include in Your 5K Training
Explore 10 example tempo runs for 5K training, with varied session structures to help you include controlled Zone 3 running within your training week.
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.
Why Does VO2 Training Matter for Marathon Runners?
Learn how Zone 5 fits into marathon training and how VO2 sessions can develop aerobic capacity to support your training and performance across the distance.
Why Use Threshold Running in Your Marathon Training?
Learn how Zone 4 fits into marathon training, what threshold running develops and how this intensity can support your preparation for the demands of 26.2 miles.
Why Should Marathon Runners Include Zone 3 Training?
Discover how Zone 3 training develops sustainable aerobic speed for marathon running and how tempo sessions can support endurance as your training progresses.
How Does Zone 2 Training Build Your Marathon Endurance?
Discover how Zone 2 training builds your marathon endurance by developing your aerobic base and supporting the longer running required during preparation.
How Does Recovery Running Support Marathon Training?
Explore how recovery running supports marathon training by keeping Zone 1 purposeful as training volume increases and overall fatigue begins to accumulate.
How VO2 Training Improves Half Marathon Performance
Explore how VO2 training can develop half marathon performance through cardiovascular and muscular adaptations while further developing your aerobic system.
Half Marathon Threshold Training Benefits for Runners
Explore the benefits of threshold training for half marathon runners, from developing your aerobic system to improving the pace you can sustain over longer distances.
Building Half Marathon Endurance With Tempo Running
Learn how tempo running supports half marathon training by developing sustained endurance and your ability to maintain a moderately hard running effort.
Where Does Zone 2 Fit Into Your Half Marathon Training?
Learn how Zone 2 supports half marathon training by developing your aerobic base and helping you maintain performance across longer periods of running.
The Role of Recovery Running in Half Marathon Training
Discover why Zone 1 recovery runs are essential for smarter half marathon training. Learn how low-intensity effort supports endurance, reduces fatigue and boosts consistency.
Where Does VO2 Max Training Fit Into Your 10K Preparation?
Discover where VO2 max training fits into your 10K preparation, how Zone 5 develops aerobic capacity and how to structure very hard running effectively.