Running Science13 October 2026
The Umbrella Study 2025
Strength Training for Runners: What Does the Latest Research Tell Us?
By Warren
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Understanding your training makes you a better athlete.
Running training can quickly become complicated. Thresholds, zones, recovery, strength, fuelling, training load and countless different sessions can leave runners wondering what they should actually be doing.
This blog is about making those subjects useful. I'll explore the science behind running performance while translating it into practical information you can apply to your own training.
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Training
Sessions, training structure and progression.
Performance
Physiology, endurance and improving performance.
Recovery
Adaptation, fatigue and getting more from training.
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Fuelling, hydration and nutrition for runners.
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Running Science2 October 2026
THE RUN THAT GETS YOU INJURED?
THE RUN THAT GETS YOU INJURED? New research suggests a single distance spike could matter more than weekly mileage.
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Trail & Mountain Running1 October 2026
My Bob Graham Round: 21 Hours 48 Minutes
My Bob Graham Round: 21 Hours 48 Minutes September 2021 — by Warren Renkel
By September 2021 — by Warren Renkel
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Science is useful when we can actually apply it.
Research can help us understand endurance performance, but a scientific paper alone doesn't tell an individual runner exactly how they should train.
I'll use the blog to explore both sides: what the evidence tells us and how those principles can be translated into sensible, practical running training.
Running Physiology
Training Sessions
Muscular Durability
Strength Training
Race Preparation
Recovery
Sports Nutrition
Trail & Ultra Running
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