6 TIPS To MAXIMISE Your LONG RUNS

6 TIPS To MAXIMISE Your LONG RUNS - welcome back to another video and today I am sharing with you my 6 tips to maximise your long runs. Long runs are a staple of a runners weekly plan, whether you are training for a 5k right through to a marathon, so I thought I would share my 6 tips on how to help maximise and get the most out of your weekly long runs.

Have you got any tips for everyone out there on their long runs?

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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Fueling Before
02:43 - Fueling During
04:07 - Expectation Levels
05:16 - Duration
06:56 - Shoe Choice
08:14 - Routes

[karlbratby]

A big thankyou for getting the message across to your viewers regarding pre-fueling and fueling the long runs... time and time again on various groups I see people thinking they are the experts telling others to run fasted, even long runs fasted, "oh its ok they say as your staying in zone 2 so will just burn fat". Boils my barnickle these armchair experts so good on ya andy for telling peoplke to not be a hero.

[JamesBrown-hhek]

I find running with other people on long runs really helps. You can support each other, pass the time chatting, and there is an element of not wanting to give up in front of your friends!

[lowzyyy]

1. Hydration with carbohydrates (+salt) during the run
2. Load up before a run or night before
3. No alcohol day before

[rupertking]

Great advice Andy!! Hope all is well :) I have taken a similar approach to that of Clayton Young in his recent Olympic build video which i know you picked up on in your analysis... Being a steady long run with pick up miles towards the end. Did 16 miles today with miles 11-15 being at half marathon pace and hilly. Find these types of runs to be great for me in my base building phase.

[avifrunner]

Hey Andy! your video came just in time. My weekly long run is now 2+ hours, I have a half marathon in mid Nov. (Larnaka, Cypurs) and a full marathon in Jan (Tiberias, Israel). My long runs are now not "easy" but rather "steady runs", and I always go out on the morning w/o any breakfast and feel rather slugish :(( .
You convinced me! - tomorrow I will take a carb based shake 45 minutes before I go out, and see if it makes a difference. I'm quite sure it would. Thanks again!

[Leeroy]

I also do the 10min improvement for longruns in every block. Topped out close to 2h40 this time. I've also done various kinds of long runs. Last one was a fast finish one with 5km at race pace on similar surface.

[luyi]

Great video thanks for sharing thoughts and ideas!

[ScottishDave]

Thanks for this. Doing my first marathon next year in Manchester

[darkhorse]

Thanks for the great video Andy, one thing Id like to know how much time do you allow after you eat before you head out on a long run? I have always just gotten up and done my long run before breakfast, can you give me a better timeline? Always wondered if I was doing it correctly Many thanks

[duncfunk]

Hi Andy, do you have any advice on monitoring your heart rate, specifically crossing your threshold on longer runs? Obviously you want to utilise your max zone in a race but I've had a couple of half marathon training runs where I've clearly crossed the threshold too early and they haven't gone well. Managed to do the full half distance this morning without crossing my threshold once, which was nice. I'd be very unsure of when to start pushing come race time though. Thanks

[georgesheridan]

Hi Andy, I am doing Abingdon like you, when will you start tapering off the long runs?

[willpummell]

I might do some course scouting for Abingdon next weekend. 19k commute from where I live + 17k of the course for the peak distance training run 😂

[LinkedBooks]

Thank you Andy for the tips. I will do my longest "long run" tomorrow. First time I will be doing 10k. Your tips are gold 😊

[ThePhil]

I tend to add 5min to my long run every week in a training block.

Question: I have a 25km coming up. Could I run it with only a electrolyte drink or I really need to bring gels?

[nandapartners]

Hi Andy, I think I commented before, but not sure if its posted as I might have bad internet. sorry if I end up asking the same question twice.

I have a calf strain 4 weeks before my first marathon (last week 💔) and was watching your video back in 2022. I totally relate to your video on 4th of January 2022 where it has been a week from the calf strain, I felt good but got like a shadow ache on my calf and find sore in my ankle - exactly what I am feeling now. I have rested it for 4 days, did 2km run this morning on treadmill and felt that shadow ache as I have not got my confidence in my calf yet. How do you know if you are clear for a long run after calf strain? I think my goal has changed from trying to finish with a time goal to just clear for start line and finish 😢.

Thanks Andy, hope you read it. Cheers, Kevin

[sambarlow]

i’m running my third marathon 2025 brighton marathon

[McLeod]

Coffee, Eggs, jambon (lol) bread, fromage blanc 😜 1h30 mini before my long runs on Sunday morning … fuelled with some Maurten gels or MX320 during the run every 20mn or 5kms … that’s my long run’s fuelling plan 😉🔥💪🦵🇫🇷