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Benjamin Parkes | March 2, 2025

Running in the HEAT!
The weather has been glorious in the UK recently and it's been lovely to get out in short sleeves and shorts for all those training miles. With some record breaking temperatures...
Benjamin Parkes | July 24, 2019
Hill Repeats - Intervals in disguise.. My quick guide to this amazing workout!
Hello Runners! I hope everyone is having a good week, the weekend is nearly here.. and for most that means even more time we can spend out running! So with that happy...
Benjamin Parkes | June 7, 2019
Fuel for Long Runs - Feeling good all the way to the end!
Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great weekend training and everything is going to plan, let me know how it’s all going? Are you getting excited yet? ...
Benjamin Parkes | June 4, 2019
Race day preparation.. starts months before race day!
Hello Runners! With so many of us battling extreme temperatures at the moment, I thought it would be good to fast forward a few months to think about the big day......
Benjamin Parkes | June 2, 2019
Injured? Sick? Commitments? Holidays? Life happens! So here’s my guide to get you back on track!
Hello Runners! How is your week ahead looking? As we move closer to the big day, the training is growing, the possibility of missing a few runs grows. So this week...
Benjamin Parkes | May 30, 2019
Spotting signs of Over Training and what to do about it!
Hi Everyone, What I wanted to touch on this week is overtraining. Could you be doing too much training? Are you feeling stressed out? Are you picking up injuries? Would...
Benjamin Parkes | May 28, 2019
TAPERING ADVICE AND GETTING YOUR FINAL 3 WEEKS OF TRAINING RIGHT!
Hi Everyone! Tapering.. it's a word I'm sure most people have heard of, but what does it actually mean? We are now just 4 weeks out from the first of the...
Benjamin Parkes | May 28, 2019
TRAINING HASN’T GONE EXACTLY TO PLAN?? HERE’S MY TAKE ON WHAT TO DO NOW..
My inbox is getting very full with questions from runners who have had various issues during their training and are now worried they won’t hit their goal time for the...
Benjamin Parkes | May 28, 2019
Strength Work for when we have no time.. Sprint Read!
Hello Everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week of training and that you’re looking forward to a nice weekend long run! Plus maybe a Parkrun in the mix tomorrow? Next Monday...
Benjamin Parkes | May 22, 2019
How fast can you run the marathon? How do you predict your race time? My quick guide..
I hope everyone is having a great week of training! Half marathon season is nearly here, so lots of us will be racing and practicing for the big marathon day...
Benjamin Parkes | May 15, 2019
When your race doesn't go to plan.. how to get over it and move on!
What I wanted to talk about this week is what happens when your race doesn’t go to plan. You might not get the time you hoped for, your goal wasn’t...
Benjamin Parkes | April 9, 2019
The 24 hours before the race.. here's my timeline.. what is yours?
Hey Everyone! Thank you all for the positive feedback about the club. I’ve really enjoyed putting it together and hopefully helping as many of you as possible reach your goals for...
Benjamin Parkes | April 4, 2019
Race Day Tips & Advice - London Marathon Edition!
Hello Everyone! Over the next few weeks I’ll be putting out some specific tips for the major Spring marathons in the UK.. London, Brighton, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool. These are race...
Benjamin Parkes | April 2, 2019

Love it!

Fast delivery, arrived beautifully wrapped and the material is high quality. Thinking of buying the green one too!

Great plan, easy to use - far!

So far so good with the plan, easy to follow and very clear explanations, I just now need a method to remember everything whilst running!

My first half marathon

While training for a sub 20 minute 5K last summer I purchased this plan with the goal of running 1:30 half marathon in early 2025. I was able to PB with 19:48 in a 5K race last October. I also ran my first 10K at 42:30 a month later in November. I signed up for the Oakland Half Marathon with the plan to start the first week of January. As life tends to go not as planned I got really sick traveling back home at the start of the year and had to really rest for a couple weeks. I slowly ramped up mileage with easy runs for another couple weeks so not really starting training until week 5 of the plan. With only the last 7 weeks of the training plan until the half I decided to adjust my half marathon goal to 1:35. Fortunately my legs were able to handle the jump in weekly mileage and I was able to not miss a single day of training, scheduling around full-time work and family time. I felt confident and rested coming into the race and stuck with the 1:35 pacer up through mile 11. Our overall pace was so much faster he had to slow down but I kept the faster pace for the last 2 miles. Official finish time 1:32:54 and couldn’t have done it without the plan. If I do a complete 12 week plan with consistent strength training and better sleep I am confident I can achieve my next goal of 1:25 for the San Francisco Half Marathon at the end of July. Also I plan on purchasing the marathon training aiming for 2026.

Game changing plan

Helped me take 8 minutes off my best, following four years of unstructured running and wondering why I couldn’t get any faster. Would recommend to anyone, simple and easy to understand and follow. Purchased a plan for my wife who is gearing up for the Great Birmingham run. Thanks Ben!

Ben Parkes Soar Elite Singlet

Fantastic, ultra lightweight, invisible feel, chafe free, super cool running vest. Expensive but worth every penny, highly recommend.
For reference I am 5’6” 63kg and wear M, perfect fit.
Getting It Done in Rome 😎

EPIC Plan!

Just ran my 1st 1/2 marathon today! Wasn’t sure where to start with training but knew I loved Ben’s YouTube channel! Bought the plan and it worked so well! Ran a 1:18 half and I give so much credit to Ben’s training plan! Would recommend to anyone serious about hitting a goal!

Great as usual

Got a shirt I had been eying up for a while anyway. The fit and quality of any Ben Parkes produce are always top drawer and I continue to recommend them to others

Excellent plan! Really good value! 8 minute PB👌

For my first HM I had used a local coach and finished just under 2 hours. It was a great experience but too expensive for me to use for every time.

The Ben Parkes plan was really easy to follow and it was easy to taylor to my goal pace. This helped me fit 95% of the runs in around work, family etc.

End result was a 1:51:14, which was a PB of over 8 minutes! Pretty epic considering I did absolutely no strength or conditioning at all 😂.

If you stick to the plans you will make definitely make progress! Thanks Ben and Sarah 🤩

Great plan for great results

Tried to go sub4 for years, but never really got there. After having used Bens inbetween plan I gave Bens Marathon plan a try and what can I say. Volume and variabilty plus the added strength training really worked for me rersulting in a 3:57 @ Bienwaldmarathon near Karlsruhe/Germany. Needless to say wearing my Gettingitdone singlet and cap :-)

It gets you there!

Followed 85/90% of this plan (because of work commitments) making sure to hit all the MP, Interval and tempo sessions, and got a sub 3 hour result in Rome, Italy! Thanks Ben, thanks Sarah!!

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