Coach Hugo van den Broek, ex-professional marathon runner and now world class marathon coach, presents his key pieces of race week advice to help runners of all levels maximise their race day performance.
Tag Archives: running blog
Why Runners Should Lift Weights
of weight training for distance runners – should distance runners lift weights? If so, how often, how heavy, and how should it be incorporated into the overall program?
The Art of Relaxed Running
This blog talks about the importance of staying relaxed during endurance running and how you can achieve this in your training.
Hill Training for Distance Runners
This blog discusses hill workouts for distance runners and how to incorporate them into your training.
Lactate Threshold Training for 5km Races
In this blog coach Hugo discusses the importance of the lactic threshold system and how this type of training can lead to improvements in almost all distances.
Recovery Running: What’s the Point?
This blog discusses the reasons why recovery running is an important part of any athlete’s training program and reflects on insights that the author noticed during a training camp in Iten, Kenya.
Train Smarter Run Faster 