TRAINING
Training

How to Train for a Tough Mudder
Only a fool goes into a Tough Mudder under prepared. Here are ten top tips to help you train.
Getting Out Of Your Zone
We catch up with Run the Wild's Mark Hadaway to find out how to break out of your running comfort zone...

Running and music: finding your BPM
If you find running difficult, or want to improve your pace but don't know how, we may just have the thing for you! By syncing your run to music you may find yourself running faster, farther, and with more of a spring in your step.

Take a Run on the Wild Side: A Beginner's Guide to Trail Running
Mountain Leader Simon James tells you everything you need to know before hitting the trails

How to Run Hard and Train Smart with Luke Gunn
ASICS Ambassador Luke Gunn is a four-time UK Steeplechase Champion and Commonwealth Fames representative who has competed with elite runners for over a decade. Here, Luke explains how the right running shoes, cross-trainig, and the correct recovery allows him to train harder whilst minimising the risk of injuries.

How To Run The Perfect Marathon
If you were watching the London marathon and wishing that you were you running it yourself, then you are certainly not alone. Each year up and down the land, you will hear choruses of ‘definitely next year!’ Well if you haven’t competed in a marathon before, there are many little pieces of useful information that you won’t have even considered that will help you keep that mammoth promise. They can be the difference between finishing and not finishing. There are many myths out there, so it is up to you to discover what suits you. Unfortunately, it’s all a bit trial and error to run the perfect marathon.

Recreating Global Running Routes in the UK
Staying in the UK this summer, we look at running routes that are just as fun as famous global ones, ideal for beginners and experienced runners alike.

How to Continue Running Through Winter
Experts from Ronhill, Hilly and Altra give us their top tips on continuing to run through the winter whether you are new to running or a seasoned pro.

5 Exercises to Help You Run Faster for Longer
These simple exercises will improve your running speed and stamina.

A runner's guide to London
There's no doubt about it, London is a big place, with loads of running potential. So how do you use one of the world's greatest urban environments to maximise our running?
Hayden Shearman, run coach and author of the Runner's Guide to London shares the 7 best workouts to add to your training schedule, and where to do them.

Strength Work For Runners
We all know that running is the most obvious way of training for a particular running event, but from personal experience and from the opinions of others there are even greater ways of contributing towards the overall success, progress and benefit of your performance.

5 Of The World's Craziest Marathons
Most marathon runners do not need to prepare for extreme climates, gruelling ascents and natural predators, but for some 26.2 miles simply isn’t enough of a challenge. With the ASICS Manchester Marathon and London Marathon fast approaching, we take a look at 10 of the world’s toughest and craziest off-road marathons and ultra-runs.

Intermediate Marathon Training Plan
Our day-by-day plan will have you marathon-fit in just 18 weeks.
