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Enduring Questions: The Perfect 30-Minute Session
By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2005 11:15:27
Pushed for time? Three experts share their best short sessions
that include press ups, pull ups, crunches, and lunges. Pierce suggests 25 to 50 press ups, 10 pull ups, 25 to 50 crunches, and 10 lunges with each leg. Run five minutes very easy to warm up.Run 15 minutes at about your 10K race pace.Finish with five minutes
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The FIRST Three Day A Week Marathon Schedule
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 15:06:54
Tired of slogging through miles of training? Here's how to run your best marathon on three training runs a week
to four. To their surprise, they didn’t slow down in local road races. So they cut back to three days of running. "Lo and behold, our 10K, half-marathon and marathon times didn’t suffer at all," says Pierce. "The more we discussed this – and we discussed
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:02:25
Introducing the wonders of the running world - seven simple plans to double your endurance
marathoner, wanted to lower his personal best from 3:50 to 3:30. And Deena Drossin, the American 10K and cross-country star, wanted nothing less than to run the marathon faster than a legend – Joan Samuelson. All three runners achieved their goals. Each used
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:11:47
A preview for non-subscribers: seven simple plans to double your endurance
marathoner, wanted to lower his personal best from 3:50 to 3:30. And Deena Drossin, the American 10K and cross-country star, wanted nothing less than to run the marathon faster than a legend – Joan Samuelson. All three runners achieved their goals. Each used
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Enduring Questions: Does Runner's High Exist?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/04/2005 12:02:37
Shock answer! No... (well, not quite)
likely to experience runner’s high when you run just a little slower than your 10K race pace. Slow down more than that, and you don’t produce enough stress. Run faster, and you become overwhelmed by the effort. At your 10K pace, you’re in the zone. You
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How To Run At Your Ideal Paces
By Amby Burfoot on 01/11/2002 15:55:38
Running fast too slowly and running slowly too fast - it's easy for runners to misjudge their training pace. But with the right guidance, everyone can train more effectively
. Pace YourselfFind your 10K time in the left-hand column and then trace across to the right to locate your VO2max, lactate threshold, and running economy training paces. If your 10K time is between the whole numbers, you can easily adjust your
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Enduring Questions: How Lactate Makes A Run Better
By Amby Burfoot on 07/10/2005 09:38:03
It makes your legs burn and can ruin a run, but lactic acid is just misunderstood
, plus 20 to 40 seconds per mile, or your 10K race pace, plus 10 to 20 seconds. (Both formulas should result in about the same pace.) Most top coaches believe you should regularly do 20- to 40-minute runs at your LT pace; these sessions are commonly
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Beginning Running: The First Of Many Miles
By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 14:41:28
RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot with a friendly overview of how to get started and what to expect as a new runner
rehearsals for the big one. Both the long runs and the race distances between 10K and 26.2 miles will prepare you mentally and physically for the marathon challenge.You don’t have to finish a marathon, however, to be a runner. There are lots of great runners
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Enduring Questions: Ageing And Slowing
By Amby Burfoot on 11/05/2006 11:30:06
Did you know that if you can run a four-hour marathon at age 30, you should be able to pip under 4:30 at age 49? Amby Burfoot examines how much you should expect to slow as you age
performance (1.00) until about age 35. After that, most runners slow down. For example, if you can run a 10K in 45 minutes at the age of 35, your equivalent time at the age of 60 is 54:54 (45 x 1.222). Age Slow-Down Factor 35 1.000 40
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Enduring Questions: What's Your Ideal Weight?
By Amby Burfoot on 08/11/2007 10:21:10
Dropping five pounds will make you healthier and help you run faster - as long as you have them to lose, that is
. If your BMI drops below 18.5, you're at risk of becoming weaker and slower. WEIGHT LOST 5K 10K HALF-MARATHON MARATHON 900g 12.4 secs 25 secs 52 secs 1:45 2.3kg 31 secs 1:02 2:11 4:22 4.5kg
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