On the 9th of November 2025 I graduated from Couch to 5 km for a 3rd time. Despite having been a regular runner since 2012, a running coach since 2021 and having run numerous marathons (including winning a very, very sparsely attended one), I found myself having to completely stop running and most other exerciseContinue reading “Osteitis Pubis”
Tag Archives: fitness
Planning for Groups
I’ve been the coach for Manchester Harriers & A. C. Senior Endurance Group for almost 3 years now; each week I prescribe 3 sessions for the group. I started out by creating a spreadsheet with a technical focus for the week, a fitness focus for the week and then set two sessions that would occurContinue reading “Planning for Groups”
How to Run in Zone 2
I’ve started using Threads a lot more and answering random questions that come up. The one that seems to come up most frequently and I feel I can never quite do justice to answering in a short thread is “How do I run in zone 2? Whenever I try my HR spikes and I haveContinue reading “How to Run in Zone 2”
The Frog
Or “How to boil your athletes alive” or, more formally, 12×400 with reducing rest. I’m not 100% sure what inspired me to write this session; we were nearing the end of road and track season and starting to train for the cross country season. Track and road racing tends to have me focusing on shortContinue reading “The Frog”
The Long and Winding Road to Sub 3
This is an edited collection of the various journal entries I wrote on my 9 year journey from targeting a sub-3 marathon to actually achieving it. This is a long read, so grab yourself a suitable beverage before starting! 17th October 2013 When I left school in 1995 the height of my running prowess hadContinue reading “The Long and Winding Road to Sub 3”
Coach Alex Masidlover 