Running
A sub-3 marathon means averaging 4:15 per kilometre (6:51 per mile) for 42.2 km. Most runners who achieve it can already run around 18:45 for 5 km, 39:00 for 10 km and 1:25 for the half marathon, peak at 70–110 km a week and take in 60–90 g of carbohydrate per hour on race day. Below are the numbers, the sessions and the fuelling plan that make sub-3 marathon training realistic rather than hopeful.
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If there's one gait fault that coaches see more than any other, it's this: the foot landing ahead of the knee, ahead of the body's centre of mass. Overstriding. And with every step, you're braking.
It's the most common running inefficiency. It's also the most fixable.
You've signed up, laced up, and you're training hard. But then your running group starts throwing around words like "bonking", "BQ", "fartlek", and "negative split" — and you nod along hoping no one asks you to explain them.
Fuel & Hydration is one of the most underestimated performance pillars in running performance. Train well, taper correctly, and then get the fuelling wrong on race day and all that preparation counts for less than it should.
