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Q+A: I've been running a year - I can't speed up!
By Rob Spedding on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
to get your breath back! This might make interval sessions sound terrifying, but once you get used to them theyre one of the best ways of getting quicker.An example of an interval session would be 6 x 400m (or around two minutes) with a couple of minutes
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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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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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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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In The Beginning...
By Runner's World on 21/12/2002 00:29:11
Whether you're a beginner or a 20-year veteran of the sport, you'll benefit from this collection of newcomers' tips and lifelong principles
circling a 400m loop to be mind-numbing. Tracks are for speed sessions or races, not endurance runs.Look for the open road Asphalt is the surface on which most runners log the most miles. Asphalt isnt the softest surface, but its a lot softer than
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Get Started: 30 Essential Tips
By Selene Yeager on 14/01/2011 10:23:42
Start your journey to becoming a runner with 30 of our top tips
mile. You can measure out a mile by driving your car and using the distance gauge, measuring the distance online using a mapping tool (such as mapmyrun.com) or going to a local 400m track and running four laps. Your resulting time on the track
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