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January 17th, 2010
Week 2
Well, if the snow wasn’t a pain towards the end of last week it certainly is this week, cold, wet and now icy and slushy; my Monday lunchtime run took a lot of motivation.
Starting to get the hang of Tempo runs now. This is a 30 minute run split into four 7 ½ minute sections. The first section is run at an easy pace, the second section at a medium pace and the final two sections are run at a hard pace.
Slightly concerned about the Sunday Run this week as I’m going up to Manchester for a friends Birthday on Friday and then have another party in Shropshire on Saturday night. Still have decided to take it easy on the alcohol for both evenings and am planning a run with my girlfriends uncle early Sunday morning.
Tags: Marathon, Races, Running, Training, Training Programme
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January 10th, 2010
Week 1
Well after a lazy and not particularly healthy December, this week has certainly kicked me back to reality!
Back to work and back to training all in one day luckily our Intermediate Training guide was relatively kind on the first day with no distance limit, just a 30 minute run at a medium pace on Monday which squeezed into my lunch break perfectly.
Mid week I hit a bit of a crisis however – the snow! Undeterred I carried on however and completed the latter part of my week 1 training programme by running along the beach (mainly to avoid the super slippery pavements) and have to say it was actually really enjoyable and much less treacherous!
Tags: Marathon, Run, Trainers, Training Programme
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January 3rd, 2010
Great News! This year Leggit team member Sam is running the full 26.2 miles of the Virgin London Marathon 2010.
Sam, Leggit
This just 16 weeks to go until the big event, Sam has started training hard and is aiming for a sub 4 hour time. In between training he’s going to be keeping us up to date with a running diary so you can track his progress online
Click here to read Sam’s Running Diary
Leggit’s resident Personal Trainer Pete Morton has been hard at work and has devised two new training programmes to help Sam and any other runners to complete a marathon distance – so whether this is your first marathon – or if you’re a more experienced runner looking for a faster time, we have something which can help you along the way.
In running the marathon, Leggit have decided to support two charities this year, one at home and one abroad. All fundraising is going through Just Giving. If you are a Leggit fan and have found our training programmes and running guides useful, any donations you can make to our charities would be much appreciated. Details on this years selected charities are below…
Five Talents is a charity which supports micro finance initiatives through providing small loans and training to entrepreneurs looking to set up their own businesses in countries where this help is not available from the government. They currently run schemes in countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, Dominican Republic, India and Bolivia.
We were introduced to Five Talents by www.fairinvestment.co.uk and really love the fact that they are all about empowering local entrepreneurs to help themselves and also that a small amount can have a direct impact on so many lives. A loan of £100 can help to set up a small Business providing 1 person with a job for 6 months and will help them support 5 family members.
Click here to donate to Five Talents
The other charity we are raising money to support is Help for Heroes, a great cause which raises money support members of the armed forces who are wounded in combat. Help for Heroes do a fantastic job of improving the lives of individuals who have sacrificed so much and for supporting the recovery and care for servicemen and women post combat.
As several members of the Leggit team have friends and family within the forces – many of whom have been out to Iraq and Afghanistan in the past few years this is a cause close to our hearts and the chance to make a real different here on the home front.
Click here to donate to Help for Heroes
Tags: London Marathon 2010, Marathon
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January 3rd, 2010
FREE Sub 4 Hour Marathon Training Guide
With this years London Marathon looming, the Leggit team have been working hard to put together a FREE Intermediate training programme for runners looking to complete a Marathon in a Sub 4 hour time.
Pete, Our Resident PT
Our programmes are written by our resident
Personal Trainer Pete Morton who specialises in running and span a 16 week period ( just enough time to get your training up to scratch for the Virgin London Marathon if you’re quick!)
The programme will test your ability to pace yourself and helps you learn to train at an easy, medium and hard pace (rather than flat out all of the time) which will help you to not only complete the distance, but also cross the finish line in a commendable sub four hour Marathon time.
In addition to the programme, you also have the added support of tracking the progress of Sam, a member of the Leggit.co.uk team who is attempting the London Marathon for the first time in 2010.
Click here to Visit Sam’s Running Diary
Click here for your FREE Intermediate Marathon Training Programme
Feel like a sub 4 hour time may be a little ambitious? Keen to try a Marathon but never done one before? Maybe our Beginner’s Marathon Training Guide would be better for you.
Click here for your FREE Beginner’s Marathon Training Programme
Tags: London Marathon, Marathon, Sub 4 Hour Marathon, Train, Training
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January 3rd, 2010
Click here for your FREE Beginner’s Marathon Training Programme
With less than 4 months to go until the Virgin London Marathon 2010 Leggit have been hard at work putting together a training programme for the long distance runners out there who are looking to attempt a Marathon in 2010.
Our beginners programme is ideal for those completing their first ever marathon and will build your stamina up to this distance over a sixteen week period.
As well as the support of the programme, you’ll also be pleased to know that one of Leggit’s own team members Sam is running the London Marathon this year so you’ll be able to follow his progress through his weekly training diary.
Click here to Visit Sam’s Running Diary
Pete, Our Resident PT
A training programme is a great way to keep motivated and to build up your strength and speed slowly and safely – 26.2 miles is no walk in the park and the last thing you want is to over exert yourself and cause an injury. Our training programmes are written by our resident
Personal Trainer Pete Morton who specialises in running. The training programme teaches you how to pace yourself and trains you to recognise the difference between running at a easy, medium or hard pace (rather than flat out all of the time).
So what are you waiting for? Why not download Leggit’s FREE Beginner’s Marathon Training Guide today?
Click here for your FREE Beginner’s Marathon Training Programme
Already completed a Marathon and looking for a more challenging programme to help improve your time? Why not try our Intermediate Marathon Training programme, which will help you complete a Sub 4 hour marathon in sixteen weeks.
Click here for your FREE Intermediate Marathon Training Programme
Tags: Beginners Marathon, Free Training Guide, Marathon, marathon training, Training
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