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Need Inspiration? Got Inspiration?
By Runner's World on 01/10/2006 06:28:36
Latest highlights from our reader-story project, from runners just like you. Read, enjoy (and add yours for a chance to win £1000!) - updated September 3
in the distance that are our goal. It seems like an eternity yet we arrive, three miles to go, the multitudes have returned but our legs are giving up.’ (More from this story) Nicky Postle on how running helps her battle with Crohn’s disease …‘I ran that 5K
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Hard Training Q&As: Training General
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 16:56:16
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week
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50 Best Beginner Tips - From The Forum
By Runner's World on 26/07/2004 11:59:32
At the last count, 132,000 runners had posted 1.6 million messages between them on the Runner's World forum - here are 50 good ones for beginners
'll be as welcoming as the ones I've tried. See full threadTrain by racingNick - Why not use 5K races as part of your training routine. I assume you don't enter them with the intention of winning, so why not enter them with the intention of adding them to your
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Sue (3:15)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 04:00:10
Follow the progress of Sue, our 3:15 hopeful, as she receives expert advice from mentor Liz Yelling
very good race but I’m not upset - I’ve had a fantastic journey and there will always be other races. I knew from Mile 3 that things weren’t going well. I was trying to hold 3:20 pace for the first 5K but my legs weren’t working properly, and I really
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Vicky (sub-4:30)
By on 17/12/2009 17:22:40
Follow the progress of Vicky (aka Hashette) live in the forums as she prepares to run a sub-4:30 marathon under the guidance of mentor Liz Yelling
low points - especially withdrawing from starting two races - there is a chink of light emerging! She's reverted back to her neutral trainers and having given her fragile knee much TLC, she has managed some light runs and even completed a parkrun 5K
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Lucy (sub-5:30)
By on 17/12/2009 17:24:08
Follow the progress of Lucy (aka spinkletoes) live in the forums as she prepares to run a sub-5:30 marathon under the guidance of mentor Paul Evans
on track. Lucy ran a parkrun 5K last Saturday and plans to run a 10K in a couple of weeks. By mixing in these races with her usual long, slow runs - which are increasing in distance week on week with the aim of reaching 20 miles by the end of March - I
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Ask The Experts: Marathon Nutrition with ASICS PRO Team expert Ruth McKean
By on 14/02/2011 13:27:05
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS PRO Team member and ASICS Super Six dietician Ruth McKean, answered your nutrition questions live in the forums.
dehydrated before you start drinking and eating this can cause more problems.Could you try jelly chews? Choose ones with electrolytes in, have one every 15 minutes and then just sip on water about every 5K. Don't gulp the water, hence why you should practise
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Tasty Tips
By Joe Kita on 30/01/2004 15:41:07
Food'll fix it: 49 of our best-ever ways to make healthier eating choices
-carotene found in carrots protects against diseases such as cancer and can protect against muscle damage and soreness. But this antioxidant can also make you faster. In one US study, 5K runners were given the equivalent of five carrots worth of beta-carotene a
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Marathon training Q&A with coach Steve Smythe
By on 21/01/2013 10:42:41
Catch up with the highlights of our marathon training Q&A with coach Steve Smythe.
and have been running for five years with the following PBs: 5K - 19.35, 10K - 40.25, half - 1.35, marathon - 4.17. My VO2 max and lung capacity have always been 'top of the scale' when tested, yet I'm unable to attain the half marathon time x2 +10% when
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 17/03/2009 09:53:01
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (July 2008 - March 2009)
few others this morning - lovely weather, lovely route, lovely people. But after a measly 5K I had to bail out, completely exhausted! I know my body was probably just too tired, but I feel very battered and bruised and sorry for myself. Karen Ball 6
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