Christof Schwiening's random thoughts and writings

It is time again to consider where I have managed to drag my fitness to and consider what level of performance might be possible at the Fra...

Thinking back to some lectures I attended, probably about 20 years ago now, I came across another good reason why marathon runners might wan...

So, this year my race preparation has consisted of more miles than in previous years (Figure 1). In the 8 week run-up to the week before Lon...

Computers are great in so many ways - not least their ability to consume time, vast amounts of it. But, in the process of filling that space...

I much prefer arguments that are based on  facts rather than 'urban myths' or extrapolations 50 years into the future. I was listeni...

I was just mulling over one particular 'theoretical' benefit that might be gained by slow long runs. In my current case it is in th...

I don't know about you, but this is a question that I often ask myself at this point in my training. It is now just over 4 weeks to the ...