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Running and run coaching, explained
Practical guides to training for parkrun, Two Oceans, Comrades and everything in between: pacing, easy runs, race prep and how online run coaching works.
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How to Pace a parkrun to Get a Personal Best
Most parkrun personal bests are lost in the first kilometre, not the last. Here is how to pace a 5km so you finish faster without blowing up halfway.
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Easy Runs Explained: Why Most of Your Running Should Feel Slow
Running slowly most of the time is one of the most reliable ways to get faster. Here is why easy runs work and how to tell if yours are actually easy.
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What Does an Online Run Coach Actually Do Each Week?
Online run coaching is more than a PDF training plan. Here is what a good run coach actually does week to week, and how to tell if you would benefit from one.
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Training for the Two Oceans Half Marathon
Two Oceans is in April, which means the real work starts over the festive season. Here is how to build toward it without arriving at the start line cooked.
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Running Gels or Real Food on Long Runs?
Gels are convenient, not magic. What actually decides whether you bonk is how many carbs per hour you take in and whether your gut is used to it.
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Running Club or a Coach: Which Do You Actually Need?
A club gives you people to run with. A coach gives you a plan built for you. Most runners do not need to choose between them.
Want this coached, not just read?
A run plan assessed by a Peak Movement biokineticist and professionally programmed. Quality is the point — the plan is built for your running, not copied from a template.