REINVENT YOUR RUN

Refusal to deviate from your favourite training format puts you at risk of improvements stalling

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While most of us would 'fess up' to being creatures of habit, there can be hidden dangers in sticking to routine when it comes to your run training. Refusal to deviate from your favourite training format puts you at risk of your fitness or race time improvements stalling due to the dreaded plateau effect.

Additionally, staying in your groove can predispose an increased likelihood of overuse injuries and can even lead to you losing motivation through boredom. Elite athletes are well aware of these potential dangers and so leading coaches will always advise adopting a tactic known as periodisation whereby change is a vital component within the long term plan.

Mixing up your runs, then, can bring a number of benefits - so here are a few suggestions to ensure you (literally) accelerate towards your goals.

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