Run Kaizen

Most runners think getting faster is about better workouts.

Better sessions. More intensity. More specificity.

But that’s usually not where the biggest gains come from.

First, build consistency.
Then build volume.
Then add intensity carefully.

A hard workout can make you feel fit.
A block of repeatable training is what actually makes you fitter.

The runners who improve most aren’t usually the ones chasing the fanciest sessions. They’re the ones who can string together week after week of solid training, recover well, and keep building.

Weeks over workouts.

That’s also why rigid plans fall apart so easily. Life gets in the way. Fatigue changes. Fitness changes. Your training should be able to adapt, not treat one off-week like failure.

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A lot of people assume a national-record marathon has to come off some perfect, highly specific, 16-week build. This was much messier than that. London, recover, rebuild quickly, sharpen, race again.

That’s also why it’s useful.

The best blocks are not always the most “marathon-specific” looking. Sometimes they’re just the ones where fitness is already there, fatigue is managed well, and the runner arrives healthy enough to express what they’ve built.

Brett's Fukuoka run is a good reminder that timing matters as much as training. You don’t always need more work. Sometimes you just need the right work, and enough restraint to let it land.

That balance is hard to get right, which is exactly why most runners either overdo the stimulus or freshen up too early.

Paula Radcliffe’s 2:15:25 is one of those performances that still breaks people’s brains.

Because it wasn’t just fast.
It was structurally intense.

Around 140 miles a week.
A track session.
2km / mile reps on grass.
A 5–12 mile tempo.
A 20–24 mile long run.
All inside one marathon build.

That’s the part most runners miss.

People love to study the race.
But the race was just the visible part.

The real story was:

- the size of the aerobic base
- the amount of quality inside it
- and the ability to absorb that work week after week

That’s why 2:15 still feels different.
Not because it edged the event forward.
Because it dragged it somewhere new. She took 1:53 off the previous world best.

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I built kaizen because training plans distract people from the key thing about training

Running = not complicated

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