The Happy Runner

Why another review of the New Balance 1080 v12? Well, I got a pair from Top4Running for testing and reviewing and I think that for some this shoe is a great, if not the best option there is. The model is almost a year old and lately there are some great deals for the shoe. With the New Balance 1080 v12 you will get a shoe that can do almost everything: from easy runs, even run - walks, up to 5k or even marathon racing. But maybe not for everyone.

Best is to listen to what I have to say about the shoe.

As I mentioned in the first part of the podcast you can buy the shoe also in the top4running EU online store. Just use the link below and with code: Roman you get a 5% additional discount on most of the items. It's an affiliate link and I get a small fee from each purchase you make. It help's me to keep this podcast running.

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Do you want to know what motivates Marlene to go out runnig? What her tips are to live a healthy lifestyle? Or maybe you just want to find out more how she came to running and what her goals and plans are for this year?

Well all of that and more in this episode of The Happy Runner podcast. And since Marlene also wrote a book and as many has her own webpege, feel free to click on the link to find out more about her, her running story, training tips and her life as a female runner in Austria.

Scott's achievements are quite remarkable. He was the first Welsh Person that finished many endurance races. I'm not gonna give out too much in this description. Best would be to hear it from him ... the races he ran, the training he puts in, his goals and his work for the Operation Smile charity. If you want to find out even more about Scott you can browse through his webpage. 

If you will stick to our chat to the end you'll also get some advice. What he said works for those who just started running and for those of us already running for years.

We can still run fast when getting older but there are a few things we need to concider. Probably the two most important are my first and my last advice. Not that all the others don't matter. 

All in all we need to train smarter. But before I'll go too much into detail listen to the episode and find out how I managed to run a personal best over the marathon distance at the age of 52. I know, what works for me might not work for you but you can give it a try.

If you need help with your trianing or if you have any other running related questions feel free to contact me over social media or over the contact form on runandsmile.net

We all know the importance of aerobic base training and we know that this is the foundation we as runners need to start with our race specific work. But is aerobic base training just about running easy and moderate? Do we also need to include some faster workouts, interval sessions and tempo runs into our aerobic base training? Is this maybe the time to try some new things?

You have questions, I give you answers.

And if you need a training plan for your next race, maybe even some personal support or if you have any running related questions, just visit: runandsmile.net and download the free training plans or contact me.

Well there’s no easy answer to the question. Some train for up to 20 weeks for a race, some only a week or two. Personally I’m not a fan of too long training blocks when it comes to running. A better solution in my eyes is to … well, you’ll find out more if you listen to the episode.

If you are looking for a free training plan that works you can get one at: runadsmile.net and if you need a personalized training plan or other running related advice just contact me over the webpage.

In the last years a lot was written about the 80/20 training principal and how it should be the best for runners. But is it really the best? Does 80/20 training really work? Or are there other training principals that work better?

I found a study that claims, that 80/20 is not the best and while looking back at my last marathon training plan I realised, that I did almost the same as suggested by this study. It worked more then well for me. With this kind of training structure I was able to run a 12 minute marathon PB last year in Berlin.

If you need a free training plan that works, a personalized training plan or if you have any other running related questions ... download the training plans or send me an email over: runandsmile.net

Are you struggling to run a fast 5k or 10k if you mostly run half marathons or marathons? Scaling down the distance doesn’t mean that we able to run much faster. Find out why and find out what to do to successfully run faster when scaling down the race distance.

If you need good running training plans that work or if you need personal support you can get it on the runandsmile.net webpage.