If you’ve ever completed a long-distance event like a marathon, you’ll know that regular long runs are part and parcel of the build-up process – and if you’re eyeing up a marathon for the first time, ...

Imagine you’re in the thick of marathon training and your 18-miler falls on the weekend you’re going to be on vacation with your family. You have a 9 a.m. tour planned, so you figure you can get in a ...