When raising a family, it’s easy for activity to fall by the wayside. When you’re juggling childcare with a job and/or household tasks, as well as the daily distractions that life throws at you, making time to run can seem an impossibility.
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A mile can be pretty daunting if you’re new to running or don’t tend to walk that regularly – or if you’re a child with little legs!
In the lead up to Event Day, you can check out the training tips and tricks below.
What’s it like training for a marathon when you’re observing Ramadan? To help you enjoy the day, we asked Akram Shalabi, our Pace Team Coordinator and 26.2-mile enthusiast (who has completed more than 100 marathons), to share his Ramadan training tips!
To help support our Muslim participants who’ll be observing the holy month – and fasting – during their marathon training, we asked Dr Zaf Iqbal, Crystal Palace FC’s Head of Sports Medicine, for his advice.
Emon Choudhury shares how he safely and successfully completes and trains for marathons during Ramadan