Spring is in the air, and for some of us, this can mean only one thing: it's marathon season. Everywhere we look, people are hill-sprinting, fartleking and carb-loading their way to 26.2 glory - and as training plans draw to a close, we're all hoping we've done enough, come race day.
While no trainer will deny that putting in the hard miles is central to training for a big race, there's another, often overlooked aspect of a well-balanced program that might just make or break race day: strength training.
