I took up running for the 1st time generally a few months back, after a not so good time over Xmas I decided to push on in the new year and am feeling very keen. My best 5k is 26.14 but I can't seem to beat it and have been recently doing 10k in about 57minutes. I want to train for half marathon soon and was wondering if the regular running (who know what they are doing ) take any regular vitamins to help. I try and use a balanced diet but with work and a young family it's not always so easy. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Probably does nothing - but at least the water tastes raspberryish - or orangey.
Its more to do with the training than anything else. Let me guess - do you time every run and race it ?
A fast 5k comes from months, if not years, of running intervals, threshold runs, and long slow runs...
and a fast 10k comes from... months, if not years, of running intervals, threshold runs, and long slow runs...
and a fast 1/2 mara comes from... months, if not years, of running intervals, threshold runs, and long slow runs....
Its not until you get towards mara distance that most people don't run the distance (and further) on a regular basis...
There is more written on this available online than you can shake a stick at!
I'd add... most of us don't beat PBs on a regular basis... the faster you get, the harder they are to beat... don't set yourself up to fail by expecting a new PB every weekend!... aim for a parkrun PB every 2 months for example to start with, and build up to that effort.
But vitamins can only improve health, which might allow you to run more, which will improve your running fitness. The only way to improve your running is to do more of it, there's no shortcuts I'm afraid!
Always always check the forms of nutrients in a multivitamin as most companies aim for 100% RDA/NRV but the nutrients inside aren't well absorbed so you don't actually get that much into your body.
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