Running Training

Does it matter if I run slow? Finding the confidence to get started

What are running strides and how do I do them?

Ask the coach: What are your tips for preventing the pain, or overcoming the pain in the final stages of a marathon?

How running groups improve mental health

The benefits of running 10k

Carb loading for running a marathon

Running for our mental health, not just for time

Sub 3-hour marathon training plan: join the elites

Midlife fitness alert: Why over 40s need regular blood pressure checks

Ask the coach: How much did you pay attention to your sleep when you were running Mike?

What is lactate threshold?

5k training: how to run a faster 5k

Ask the coach: Signing up for a marathon as a newbie runner

Ask the coach: Do you think hill training is important for a planned flat marathon course?

How to run faster: 15+ ways to increase your speed

20 tips for running motivation: from morning runs to marathons

Mike Gratton profile: a runner’s journey to greatness

Training plans for half marathon

Marathon 4-hour pace: your ultimate guide

Your ultimate couch to 5K plan PDF: from sofa to finish line in weeks

Ask the Coach: Should there be more recovery days in my plan?

Using salt tablets during a run: a runner’s secret weapon?

Benefits of running for mental health

Ask the Coach: Missed a week of training from illness

Ask the Coach: Half marathon race in training schedule

Ask the coach: Spring marathon preparation time

What are the different types of running training?

24 Week Marathon Training Plan PDF – Achieve Your Goals

Will my legs ever get used to running?

What are the reasons for bonking?

Why is it so hard to jog?

Is running 3 times a week enough to lose weight?

How do I start running when overweight and out of shape?

Do you run slower with sore legs?

Ask the coach: double training sessions running

Why do I start falling when I run?

What causes bonking?

Ask the coach: Struggling to hit my target marathon pace on long runs

Ask the coach: I’ve come across advice saying to use a formula for heart rate low intensity training; what is your opinion?

What is runner’s block? and how to beat it!

Ask the coach: Finishing at marathon pace

Ask the Coach: Running gait analysis

Mike Gratton’s Top 10 tips for race preparation

Do endurance runners need to do strength and conditioning?

Ask the coach: How many tempo runs in a week?

Ask the coach: Should I pay attention to my heart rate zone?

Ask the coach: Mileage before marathon training programme

Coaching terminology – what does my coach mean when he says, ‘Run at threshold’

Can running slower than my required marathon pace make me a faster runner?