The 80/20 rule: run slow to run fast
Eighty percent of your mileage should feel conversationally easy. It's counter-intuitive, but that's how weekend joggers turn into consistent finishers. Show me your heart rate, not your ego.
Read moreAmateur runner for twelve years, three marathons and dozens of trails. This blog gathers my training plans, my mistakes and what science actually says — without the jargon.
Eighty percent of your mileage should feel conversationally easy. It's counter-intuitive, but that's how weekend joggers turn into consistent finishers. Show me your heart rate, not your ego.
Read moreThree runs a week are enough: one easy jog, one short interval session, one gentle long run. Everything else is decoration. On race day, start slower than your training pace — the first four kilometres are a trap.
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