Autumn races are closer than you think and now is a great time to set new habits or go back to what has worked in the past as well as trying out new gear and supplements.

Today, I step through 5 things to nail down now at the start of the training cycle so that you don't get caught out later down the line.

From new shoes to revisiting your training plan, trying new gels to getting better sleep, there will be a nugget in here for everyone looking to improve in their summer and autumn races.

If you need help revamping your own training for your next marathon along with personalised help in nutrition and mindset, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today's episode is all about changing up little things in your training to have a big positive effect on race day. Consistency is always key especially if you have a good framework but there are always things for everyone to work on.

My build for Belfast probably didn't seem much different to any other marathon cycle but I've highlighted 5 things that I felt really help me to break new ground even from a place of questionable strength at the start of the block.

Some of the changes were intentional from my coach Jonny, some from me, and some were so subtle, I didn't even notice until reviewing my training after the marathon.

If you need help revamping your own training for your next marathon along with personalised help in nutrition and mindset, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

This week's episode is a full rundown of my Belfast marathon race with a lot of takeaways to share. This one was always meant to be a bit of an experiment but thanks to all your support I was able to run a race I thought wasn't possible 6 months ago.

Being diagnosed with T1 diabetes meant I had to rethink things I had taken for granted and initially I had variable success. But as I got things a bit more under control, I started to believe a bit more.

I talk about the ups and downs of Belfast both literally and metaphorically, how I executed my race strategy and the things that went wrong too.

A massive thanks to everyone who helped me through my diagnosis, sent me messages of support or cheered for me on the course. A special thanks to my coach Jonny @jm_run_coaching and of course Louise and the boys.

If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠