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This is a monthly programme for anyone who is just starting running or those who want to run anything from 5k to marathon distance.

We meet every Tuesday from 8 - 9pm at True Fitness Studio Portarlington.

 

Please see below for programme content.

5k to Marathon Training Group

Optimal running performance is influenced by a number of factors including nutrition, physical training, body composition, race tactics, technical aspects such as running mechanics, and much more.

 

Whether you are aiming to improve performance, or even take up running for the first time, you must address all of the key factors that influence 

True fitness will achieve this by implementing the following:

 

  • Baseline biomechanical screening and fitness testing

  • Targeting all of the components of fitness required for the event such as flexibility, muscular endurance  and strength, aerobic endurance and stamina.

  • Providing safe, effective, and progressive monthly training programmes for all abilities.

  • Providing sound scientific nutritional strategies pre training, during long runs and post training.

  • Teaching athletes how to training their body as one functional unit.

  • Providing regular races to assess fitness status and race pace / run pace

  • And much much more!!!

 

Summary of month 1

 

Week 1:

Fitness testing (CV endurance and muscular endurance) 

 

Week 2:

Fitness test results, Components of fitness, Goal setting

 

Week 3:

Principles of training, Programme design, Training diaries (monitoring and evaluation)

 

Week 4:

Practical session – steady state running

 

Other topics over 7 months:

 

  • Training types                                    

  • Biomechanical analysis                    

  • General nutrition                                 

  • Performance nutrition                     

  • Event preparation                            

  • Periodisation of the training year       

  • Injury prevention and rehabilitation    

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performance. This will ensure that you get maximum benefit for the time and effort that you invest in preparing for the event and you will reduce the incidence of injury. This is extremely important over a long distance event such as the marathon.

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  • Race tactics

  • Recovery

  • Functional training

  • Supplements

  • Tapering

  • Time trials / races

      And much more!!

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