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Originally posted on Runner’s World In the eleventh week of her training our Online News Ed Rhalou goes in search of inclines and company. Week 11 and my training plan for the Hoka Highland Fling stipulated two 35-minute tempo runs in the morning and evening on Tuesday, an interval session on Wednesday, some strength and conditioning work…

Originally posted on Runner’s World In the tenth week of her training our Online News Ed Rhalou experiments with ultra running fuel. In the tenth week of my training for the Hoka Highland Fling the repercussions of sneaking a marathon in have started to show, but not necessarily in a bad way. In the immediate 72 hours…

Originally posted on Runner’s World In the eighth week of her training our Online News Ed Rhalou rebels and mixes up her training plan. Week eight of my training plan for the The Hoka Highland Fling stipulated a 35-minute run, a couple of interval sessions, some strength and conditioning work and a 22-miler at the weekend. Despite…

Originally posted on Runner’s World In the seventh week of her training our Online News Ed Rhalou gets a stinking cold and tries to focus on prehabilitation. Inevitably with any dedicated training plan, there’s going to be a week where the wheels fall off, things don’t go to plan and you’re forced to reassess your…