I'm advising another off road distance runner who has entered the Edinburgh. We concluded it wasn't distance that would be problem but leg cadence and speed. She is working on threshold pace runs with increasing time and decreasing recoveries plus hill circuits. If you want more advice you can contact me via the Fell Section of Rossendale Harriers. Nick Fell level 3 coach.
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Ive just entered Edinburgh marathon, on 23 may. Whats people opinions on doing long training runs for a marathon, off road? Say for example if all or most of my 2-3 hour runs were done on the moors or hills would this help or hinder my marathon prep? I prefer training off road, and as long as I do my speed work on the road do you reckon I'll be able to do the marathon without doing more than 1 or 2 'long' road runs? Thanks for any thoughts on this