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Troll Runner Blog

A cleaner home for training plans, marathon notes, healthy aging lessons, and the stories that happen around the run instead of after it. Nutrition lives in its own kitchen at nutrition.trollrunner.net.

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New Nutrition Section Added

Explore evidence-inspired fueling guidance and open the dedicated hub at nutrition.trollrunner.net.

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Stories, logs, and notes from the run.

Training notes, race prep, healthy aging, home fitness tools, and real conversations turned into practical articles. Use the category buttons to shape the collection.

Upcoming Race Planning

Use this as the nutrition-first planning board for your next 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon.

5K Training Plan

Beginner-friendly walk-run structure, simple speed practice, and easy pre-run meals that do not overcomplicate the start.

8-week starter path Walk-run options Light fuel

10K Training Plan

A steady bridge into more durable weekly mileage with hydration habits and recovery meals practiced before race week.

10-week progression Long-run confidence Recovery rhythm

Half Marathon Training Plan

Long-run fueling, pacing practice, and repeatable breakfast choices for runners balancing training with real life.

12-week build Fueling rehearsals Pacing strategy

Marathon Training Plan

A sustainable build centered on consistency, tapering, carb practice, hydration, and calm race-day execution.

16-week build Taper guidance Course planning

Nutrition & Fueling

Pre-workout nutrition, post-workout recovery, race-day fueling, hydration, protein basics, and safe fueling experiments.

Pre-workout Recovery Hydration Protein

Race Preparation

Gear checklists, tapering guides, race-day strategy, and course planning with food and fluid decisions built in.

Gear Taper Strategy Course

More Practical Fitness

Healthy aging, home workouts, mobility, balance, and real conversation articles live here on the Troll Runner Blog.

Open Blog Healthy aging Dialogue series

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