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Tri in 10
By Zoë McDonald and Lisa Buckingham on 24/11/2009 09:42:10
Train for a triathlon in just 10 weeks with these simple sessions and schedules
are going, but is closer to the feel of road running than training on a treadmill," says Donald. If you don't have a track near you, a treadmill or a long, flat stretch of road are other options. Vary your intervals by doing six sets of 400m with a three
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RW Marathon Newsletter - Week 18
By Runner's World on 25/04/2005 10:45:17
RW Marathon Newsletter - Week 18
edge on your prodigious fitness to smash your 10K and half-marathon PBs. (After a fortnight's recovery, Bruce Tulloh suggests easing into weekly speedwork such as 4-6 x 800m for half-marathons, and 8-12 x 400m for 10Ks, and thinking about racing from
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Advanced Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 13/06/2006 10:06:22
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
hard, 1M easy; or speed session (eg 4 x 1K with 200m jog recoveries) RUN 1M easy, 3-4M hard, 1M easy; or speed session (eg 10-12 x 400m with 200m jog recoveries) RUN 1M easy, 4M fartlek, 1M easy Wed SWIM 16-20 x 1 length steady, with 10
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Speed: what really works?
By Runner's World on 30/05/2006 17:50:30
With so many speedwork options, how can you get the best return from your effort?
pace precisely what many runners do when they run intervals of 800-2,400m. Interval training should be the first weapon in your speed arsenal. Paton and Hopkins found that "supramaximal intervals" (fast intervals that last 30 seconds or less) also led
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Marathon Race-Week Q+A: Liz Yelling
By Liz Yelling on 17/04/2009 16:08:07
Double Olympian - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Liz Yelling answers your frequently-asked marathon questions
, especially the day before. A massage can make your legs feel heavy.Q. My schedule advises a 6 x 400m interval session a week before the race. Is there anything to be gained from a speed session this close to race day? Rhiannon GravellA. Doing some paced work
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Improve Your Base Fitness
By Steve Lumley on 19/11/2009 17:56:53
To swim, bike and run faster and for longer, you must work on your advanced fitness, but you neglect the basics at your peril
-2500m.For example:> 20-25 x 100m, 15 seconds recovery> 12-16 x 150m, 20 seconds recovery> 8-10 x 250m, 30 seconds recovery> 5-6 x 400m, 60 seconds recoveryTry to keep a consistent swim stroke. As you progress, reduce rest intervals before increasing pace
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It's Good To Walk
By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2002 15:49:01
A simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and maybe even help you to run faster
. Then do the one-minute walk. Repeat this eight times, and you’ve come reasonably close to the 8 x 400m interval torture that my college coach loved to inflict on us.On the topic of intervalsExercise physiologist Jack Daniels recently had two groups
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Runner's Guide To Weight Loss
By Leslie Goldman on 28/05/2009 08:15:16
Fuel smarter, run stronger and lose excess pounds for good with dream diet tips designed especially for runners
-miler with one of these high-intensity workouts one to three times a week.IntervalsWhat: Alternating sprints of a certain distance (such as 400m) with recovery laps; often done at a measured track.Why: Sprinting at high speeds makes your body work harder
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Hard Training - With Mike Gratton
By Runner's World on 06/06/2004 14:24:12
See how former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton advises a cluster of RW members about moving their training to the next level
:30. Marathon in 4hrs, then 3:30 Mike thinks: There's some way to go to reach the ultimate goals... we'll add structure. Read more«img src="/news/images/" width=60 height=80»Martin Steeper (aka Stifler): Age: 18; PBs: 400m 51.8sec; 5K 15:55; 10K 33:21. Target
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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
-6 x 800m, or 8-12 x 400m at your VO2max pace. Take a two- to three-minute jog recovery between each repetition.The idea behind this kind of interval training is that you can safely go up to or beyond your maximum capacity of 11 minutes of VO2max
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