- Races
Athens Marathon: how to handle the last days before the race
The training is done. What still matters before Sunday: rest, carbohydrate, sleep, an early race morning with buses from 05:00, and a course that climbs until km 31. A plan you can adapt to yourself.
4 November 2026 · 10 min read · EL EN DE
- Races
Race-day pacing: why the first kilometres decide your result
Large studies of hundreds of thousands of runners show the same pattern: the fastest finishers pace evenly, and the ones who fade often started too fast. How to get it right.
28 October 2026 · 3 min read · EL EN DE
- Races
The taper: how to train in the last two weeks before your race
Cutting back before a race isn't losing fitness – it's when you finally see it. What the research recommends, a simple taper for a half marathon, and how to handle taper nerves.
27 October 2026 · 3 min read · EL EN DE
