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Marathon & Beyond Archive · Articles by

Roy Stevenson

12 articles — Marathon & Beyond contributor focused on training, race coverage, and athlete profiles.

Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 Fueling The Ultra-Endurance Athlete Many ultramarathoners will tell you their success comes as much from making the right nutritional decisions before and on race day as doing the right volume… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read M&B Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 Advanced Marathoning If you’ve managed to master the beginning and intermediate training schedules that I outlined in the two previous issues of M&B and you’ve been able to… Roy Stevenson · 25 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 Intermediate-Level Marathoning If you follow my stringent guidelines in the September/October 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond for running your first marathon, you should complete your race without… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 5 · 2011 Marathon Training For Beginners: It’S All About The Mileage How to train for and run your first marathon. by Roy Stevenson Finishing your first marathon is an exciting, rewarding, and emotional experience and may well… Roy Stevenson · 26 min read Vol. 15, No. 4 · 2011 Factors Affecting Finishing An Ultramarathon Nevertheless, if we can glean some handy information about what differentiates an ultra finisher from a DNF (did not finish), we can surely improve our chances… Roy Stevenson · 14 min read Vol. 15, No. 2 · 2011 Is Supplementary Aerobic Training Necessary for the Marathon? Oh, if I only knew back then what I know now, I sure would have changed a few things about my training. My running career began… Roy Stevenson · 16 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 1 · 2011 Your Complete Guide To Recovering From A Marathon When you cross the finish line of a marathon, your body is a war zone—a war zone where you’ve lost most of the battles. You are… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Science and Art of Peaking and Tapering for Your Best Marathon As a keen junior distance runner in New Zealand, I'll never forget a lesson that I learned when I was forced to cut back my training.… Roy Stevenson · 23 min read M&B Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 The Double Demons Of Heat And Dehydration What marathoners and ultrarunners need to know about the effects of heat and dehydration on distance-running performance and health. by Roy Stevenson With the hot summer… Roy Stevenson · 22 min read M&B Vol. 13, No. 5 · 2009 Advanced Training Techniques For The Marathon At some stage of their running career, all marathoners stop improving, even seasoned ones with several marathons under their belts. If you have reached a plateau… Roy Stevenson · 19 min read M&B Vol. 13, No. 1 · 2009 Running The Perfect Marathon How to squeeze the most from yourself over 26.2 miles. A guide to successful marathon pacing and racing from start to finish. by Roy Stevenson One-third… Roy Stevenson · 20 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 6 · 2008 Should You Run Twice A Day? ? Will Running Twice a Day Improve Running Performance? A Summary of Research and Perspectives on Multiple Daily-Running Sessions. by R oy S te v enson… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read
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