Aches and niggles can easily bring your running training to a halt, or even wipe out your half marathon goals completely. Introduce these quick and simple healthy habits to keep your body moving freely. Added bonus: you’ll feel less achy in the mornings, too! Daily...
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Revitalise Your Running: Mastering Motivation
by Peter Hier | Jan 21, 2025 | Technical Articles
Revitalise Your Running: Mastering Motivation to Conquer Your Race Training Discover effective strategies to overcome the lack of motivation and stay committed to your running training for that race you promised to complete this year! Understanding Your...
New Years Resolution: Run A Half Marathon
by Nicola Joyce | Jan 9, 2025 | Technical Articles
You’ve decided to run a half marathon - how should you start? Are you joining us for the Windsor Half Marathon on September 28th 2025? If it’s going to be your first half marathon, you’re probably wondering how to get started. There’s a lot to think about, so we’ve...
Unleashing the Afterburn Effect: How to Keep Burning Calories After Your Run
by Peter Hier | Dec 17, 2024 | Technical Articles
Unleashing the Afterburn Effect: How to Keep Burning Calories After Your Run Discover how the afterburn effect can help you continue burning calories after running, enhancing your fitness and weight management. Understanding the Afterburn Effect: Continuing to Burn...
How To Start Training For Next Year’s Half Marathons
by Nicola Joyce | Oct 28, 2024 | Technical Articles
It’s never too early to start half marathon training - and this is why. The Windsor Half Marathon will be held on 28th September 2025. That’s more than 10 months away. Surely too early to start training? What can you possibly do this far ahead? Plenty, as it turns...
How 5K Races Can Help You Run A Faster Half Marathon
by Nicola Joyce | Oct 23, 2024 | Technical Articles
5K races are one of the most common race distances, with most towns and cities hosting at least one 5K race every week. Here’s how running 5K races throughout the year can help you run a better half marathon distance. Get Your Body Used To Racing True, a 5K might only...
9 tips to maintain your half-marathon momentum
by Peter Hier | Oct 11, 2024 | Technical Articles
Congratulations on running your Autumn half marathon! Here’s how to keep your fitness and motivation going now the race is over. Training for a half marathon takes dedication. Not only did you spend months ticking off the training programme, but the sessions were...
Half Marathon Week Dos and Don’ts
by Nicola Joyce | Sep 23, 2024 | Technical Articles
One week until the Windsor Half Marathon! Here’s a quick checklist of things to do…. This is it – the Windsor Half Marathon is almost here. You’ve stuck to your training plan and ticked off the long runs. What do you need to focus on in this final week? Running: The...
Race-Day Tactics For Your First Half Marathon
by Peter Hier | Sep 13, 2024 | Technical Articles
Achieve all your half marathon goals with our race day strategies Not long to go until the 2024 Windsor Half Marathon. You’ve completed your training plan, kept injures at bay, and fuelled your body well. But there’s one last thing you can do to ensure you have an...
Your Best Half Marathon Two-Week Taper
by Peter Hier | Sep 4, 2024 | Technical Articles
Plan the perfect final weeks of your Windsor Half Marathon training The Windsor Half Marathon is nearly here! Sunday 29th September is the big day. What should you do - and not do - for these final two weeks? Here’s our best advice for the final few weeks of half...
4 Running Training Tips To Improve Your Races
by Bronwyn Tagg | Aug 23, 2024 | Technical Articles
4 running training tips to improve your races - from 5k to half marathons Apply these four running training tips to all elements of your running. You’ll notice more than a difference in your training, but in races too! Number 1: Consistency is key in running training...
How To Get A PB At Your Next Half Marathon
by Peter Hier | Aug 13, 2024 | Technical Articles
You've chosen the race, you've done the training. And you really, really want a PB at your half-marathon. Here are 5 tricks which could give you the edge. Pay Attention To Hydration: Lots of runners think about nutrition and what to eat in the days leading up to a...