Your essential guide to running far

Your essential guide to running far

If you’re training for, or have already completed, a marathon or ultramarathon, you’ll know that regular long runs are part and parcel of the build-up process. After all, if you’re aiming to run 26.2 miles – 42.2km – or further, you’ll need to acclimate your body to running quite a long way over the course of several hours. That Sunday long run won’t do itself, but it will be worth it come race day!

That said, despite what the name suggests, long runs aren’t just reserved for those training for long distance races. Whether you’re aiming for a 5K personal best, an ultramarathon debut, general fitness gains or something else, you can benefit from adding a long run to your weekly training plan.

Long runs can help you to make big breakthroughs in your race times and overall training, especially if some of these runs incorporate more challenging, higher intensity blocks of work that develop both your speed and endurance. Here, we speak with coaches to discover the benefits of long training runs…


How long is a long run?

A long run is an extended effort designed to increase your endurance.

More scientifically speaking, long runs produce more

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