Welcome to the Marathon Coach’s blog. I write articles about marathon, athletics, training, news, tips, race reports.
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Blog articles
Training / Racing
#007 – Check list
#008 – Running gear 1 – Footwear
#011 – Why do we run?
#013 – Strength and Conditioning
#017 – Beginning or improving your running over 40 and beyond
#031 – Race cancelled / season planning
#036 – Warm-up
#038 – Foam rolling
#039 – Back running
#042 – Running Drills
#044 – Running Cool-down
#051 – Flexibility for runners
#052 – The importance of sleep for Runners
#053 – Training Downtime Period
#055 – Feel Asleep Faster
#056 – Running Diary
#057 – Running in winter
#058 – Running Endurance pace
#059 – Running Marathon pace
#061 – Running Threshold pace
#069 – Mararthon training plan by ChatGPT-3
#070 – strides / hills repetitions
#073 – The Benefits of Strength Training for Marathon Runners
#074 – Fueling during a marathon
#075 – Interval pace
#079 – Pacing a 10km race
#080 – Pacing a 5km race
#081 – From Marathon to Recovery: How to Bounce Back Stronger and Faster
#083 – Running diary 2024
Diet
#004 – Scandinavian Dissociated Diet
#010 – Diet / Blood tests
#012 – Decembre Fruits and Vegetables
#015 – January Fruits and Vegetables
#021 – February Fruits and Vegetables
#022 – Marathon Bolognese receipt
#028 – March Fruits and Vegetables
#032 – April Fruits and Vegetables
#035 – May Fruits and Vegetables
#040 – June Fruits and Vegetables
#041 – July Fruits and Vegetables
#043 – August Fruits and Vegetables
#045 – September Fruits and Vegetables
#047 – October Fruits and Vegetables
#049 – November Fruits and Vegetables
#074 – Fueling during a marathon
Hikes
#065 – GR5 from Leman Lake to the Mediterranean Sea
#064 – GR5 – stages 1 to 4
#066 – GR5 – stages 5 to 8
#071 – GR5 – stages 9 to 12
#072 – GR5 – stages 13 to 15
#077 – GR5 – stages 16 to 18
#078 – GR5 – Conclusion
Injury
#029 – Runner’s knee – Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
#030 – Achilles Tendon injury
#033 – Plantar Fasciitis
#048 – Hamstring injury
#050 – Shin Splints
Race report
#060 – Berlin Marathon 2010
#027 – Leadville 100 miles 2012
#025 – Rome Marathon 2013
#019 – Ultraconnemarathon 63 km 2013
#002 – Passatore 100 km 2013
#062 – Spartathlon 2013
#024 – Dublin City Marathon 2014
#020 – Dublin City Marathon 2017 / Culan O’Meara
#016 – Dublin City Marathon 2017 / Jimmy Ward
#001 – Zion 100 miles 2019
#023 – 50000 km in 20 years
#037 – My First Marathon
#054 – History of ultra-trail running
News
#003 – September 2019
#005 – Ineos 1h59 Challenge
#006 – Marathon Woman World Record – BRIGID KOSGEI 2h14’04”
#009 – Mary Cain against Alberto Salazar & Nike
#014 – 15 books for runners
#018 – 10 km Men World Record – Rhonex Kipruto – 26’23”
#026 – 4 World Record in February 2020 (Pole Vault, Road 5km, Indoor Triple Jump, Half Marathon)
#034 – Doha 2019 (videos of the endurance races)
#046 – World records end of summer 2020
#063 – Training Dublin marathon 2022
#067 – Training Spring marathon 2023
#068 – Average marathon times in Ireland in 2022
#076 – Autumn Marathon 2023
#082 – Spring marathon 2024
#084 – Average marathon times in Ireland in 2023
Previously, I was writing a blog in French from 2008, with lots of race articles, you can find this blog on Kikourou:
