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Crunching the Data Make the most of your workouts

In his How and Why series – SEAN TAIT, founder and run technique coach at Off the Mark – assists with solving challenges facing TRAIL readers.

Firstly, it is really great that Nadine is recording all her workouts. There are so many benefits to doing this. It can answer questions surrounding your weekly and monthly running mileage, the lifespan of your running shoes, and acts as a training diary, along with so many other rewards.

TRIED AND TESTED

In my last seven years of training runners as a dedicated career, I’ve learned that there is no one-size-fits-all equation

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