Training

Get into Peak Form for Sunday 12 October

Welcome to the training pages of the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. For those of you who have already started your preparation, these pages are designed to help you continue to get the best out of your training. If you have not yet begun, you will find helpful information to get you started.

No matter how experienced you are, training is really important. We have developed training advice to meet every runner’s needs, so whether you are a novice or an expert we advise that you read on and we wish you luck!

Our Race Ambassador, James Cracknell, shares his top ten training tips.

1. Train Smart. Increase your training volume by no more than 10% a week
2. Set yourself short-term goals It’ll keep you on track and make the long term goal more attainable.
3. Involve family and friends they’ll keep you motivated.
4. Train in a group or with a friend it will make your training more enjoyable and get you results faster.
5. Plan ahead organise in your sessions according to what your week has in store.
6. Keep it interesting vary your sessions. Water running, swimming and cycling are great recovery sessions for tired legs. Flexibility sessions are important to keep muscles loose and relaxed
7. Track your progress and reward your success.
8. Believe in yourself there’s no reason why you can’t achieve your goals.
9. Visualise success . Having a clear image of what you want to achieve will help you achieve it.
10. Feed your body the right fuel: filling, not fattening, foods.

Click here to read James's suggested half marathon training schedules

Click here to view Nokia's specially designed training routes in the Royal Parks