Heart rate and training zones - An article based on experience and hopefully helpful in you understanding your own heart rate training zones better. This is not a scientific article but more relating to experience while coaching a squad of up to 30 athletes, varying in ability from sub 40 minute 10km to 28 minutes for 10km. … continue reading
Racing her first 10k races
After the Copenhagen Marathon, MrsDuck prepared for a race through the streets of Ystad in the South of Sweden, some 60km from Malmo. The Wallanderloppet, is run … [Read More...]
Intro to the athlete, MrsDuck
Following on from the series of posts written about the athlete AB, I shall now introduce you to the athlete known as MrsDuck. … [Read More...]
Steve Jones Record
In 1984, a certain Steve Jones of Wales, made his debut in Chicago, in one of the most competitive fields assembled after the LA Olympics. Jones went on to set a world record of 2:08:05. … [Read More...]
Rolling all the eggs into one basket
The route back from The Grand Hotel to Matagorda Now that we had achieved the summer goal of going sub 45 minutes for 10km, we needed to start turning our attention to being ready to switch to the marathon training which would occur 6 weeks before the race … [Read More...]
Breaks, Plans and ABnating
With the running of the sub 21 minute 5km, much had been achieved in giving AB the confidence in her ability, however there was still much to do, as you only as good as your last race, in the mind of many. … [Read More...]
