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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 15:56:45
It's unlikely you'll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips
produced her best 800m, 5000m and 10,000m times in a summer of track racing that followed her marathon debut in London. She followed the track season with a second marathon best – this time a world record – later that year in Chicago. Most famously, Seb Coe
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Race Day Pacing Strategies
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 15:16:43
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies
the opposition, you'll gain a psychological advantage," says Gratton. Smythe agrees, but issues a warning: "There is no harm starting quickly for a short period, say the first 800m in a 5K or first mile in a marathon," he says, "but you should settle into your
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Training For Two
By Marc Bloom and Rob Watts on 27/05/2003 16:48:14
How to make running with a partner really work
of the efforts. For example, if the others are doing mile repetitions on a track, you could run the first 800m, rest for the third lap, then run the fourth lap with them. On another day, run 7-10 miles with a group which is a little faster than you. Dont race
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Hard Training Q&As: Marathoning
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:25:10
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
-10K pace 6:30-6:35 m/m with 90secs recovery. I also did 10x800m in 3.08-3.16 with the same length recovery or 10xshort hills of 30 secs with jog back down recovery. I feel I was in shape to run sub 3:20, but ran 3:26 due to going off a little too fast
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RW Complete Guide to Heart Rate Training
By Rob Spedding on 23/08/2006 15:50:22
Learn to train with your heart rate, and it won't just be your pulse that races faster
'd expect to achieve during sessions of 800m to one-mile reps.95% Peak heart rate at 400m rep pace (not full-out race pace). NB It's difficult to use a heart-rate monitor to pace short intervals below 1,000m. The figures above 85% are a guide to what 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
-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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Nothing But The Best
By Mark Will-Weber on 10/05/2002 19:41:57
Presenting the 50 greatest training tips of all time - for beginners, veterans, racers, marathoners and everyone in between
the challenge (part II)"The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry form."Dr George Sheehan26. Get up to speed"Three 800m repetitions on the track (at about your 5K race pace) with a short recovery jog shouldn't scare anyone away and it should
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Running Rules Revisited
By Bob Cooper on 25/09/2009 17:21:50
Some coaches, scientists and other experts are challenging conventional thinking. Could their uncommon wisdom work for you?
, but quality builds you up." Next time you go to the track, instead of doing a typical workout – such as six 800-metre repeats at your 5K race pace with a two-minute rest – do Favor-Hamilton's two 800s with a 15-minute rest. Run the first 800m at your one
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Advanced Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 13/06/2006 10:06:22
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
WEEK ONE WEEK TWO WEEK THREE WEEK FOUR Mon REST DAY REST DAY REST DAY REST DAY Tue RUN 1M easy, 3-4M hard, 1M easy; or speed session (eg 5-6 x 800m with 200m jog recoveries) RUN 1M easy, 3-4M
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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
and as evenly paced as possible and use your average speed when doing your 400-800m intervals. Put your new times to use. "At the end of each interval training session, you should be just about able to keep up the pace – if you can, increase your duration by 10
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