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Martin Yelling, the Official TCS London Marathon coach, has produced training plans that have helped thousands of participants, from beginner to advanced, prepare for Event Day.

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As much as we love running, sometimes it can be tough to stay motivated throughout your training. Life is busy, and it can be hard to get the balance right and find time to fit it all in, and this is when we usually find that motivation starts to dip.

Training tips London Marathon Events
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Here to guide you on your marathon journey is Jessica Hepburn, who ran in 2017 and raised more than £5,000 for Fertility Network UK.

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There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but the following advice from eight-time London Marathon finisher Haroon Mota will give you plenty of useful tips and ideas, whatever your marathon goals

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Haroon Mota gives a thumbs up ahead of the TCS London Marathon