Training science & durability
How training load, recovery, nutrition, strength, sleep, and physiology affect the ability to keep performing when fatigue accumulates.
Ultras.
Durability.
Execution.
Build capacity, make better race decisions, and keep enough in reserve to use the fitness you have earned. The writing, coaching, and plans here are built for the work between ambition and race day.
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Topics
Race execution & strategy
Pacing, fuelling, terrain, decision-making, and the practical work of managing long races well.
Running plans & progression
Structured preparation from 5K to marathon, built around RPE, time on feet, sensible load, and the runner's current experience.
Training plans
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Speed and economy without abandoning recovery.
8 weeks · Starter to Advanced10K
Threshold support and a stronger weekly rhythm.
10 weeks · Starter to AdvancedHalf Marathon
Sustained work for the longer road effort.
12 weeks · Starter to AdvancedMarathon
Long-run development with room to absorb it.
16 weeks · Starter to Advanced