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Ageing Race-fully
By Jerrie Andrews on 09/05/2011 10:00:00
From boosting your bones to sharpening your mind, here’s how running can hold back the years
The benefits of running are well documented, but it seems the advantages increase exponentially as you age. Regular running can help slow the effects of time, lead to a longer life and improve quality of life in ageing runners, according to a study
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Beat Your Health Fears
By Bob Cooper on 22/11/2011 10:00:00
Knock down your injury fears and keep running whatever the terrain or temperature
strides and keep your eyes a couple of metres ahead to spot protruding roots and rocks.Think Positive: "Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better" Juha Vaatainen, European champion over 5K and 10KThe Fear: Fading with Age
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Runners' Stress Survey - First Results
By Runner's World on 08/02/2006 22:10:42
RW members helped Steve Mynard with his 'A' Level Psychology survey into running and stress - here are some early findings
, I have calculated the correlation for the ‘over two years' experience’ group. The correlation came out as -0.342. A perfect correlation would be +1 or -1. We therefore cannot say that increased running will always lead to reduced stress, but we can
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Q+A: How can I stop getting breathless when I run?
By Alison McConnell on 09/09/2000 09:45:06
Our experts answer real-life questions
are asthma or a related condition known as airway hyper-responsiveness to exercise. Both can occur at any age. You can easily screen yourself for them by using a device called a peak-flow meter; these are quite widely available and cost around £10. You
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Q+A: How can I stop the effects of hay fever?
By Dr Patrick Milroy on 01/03/2007 18:29:15
Our experts answer real-life questions
relative suffers, but it can begin without warning at any age. This is caused by large quantities of Immuno-globulin E (IgE) releasing histamine, which in turn triggers hay fever.Sodium cromoglicate, in the form of eye drops or nasal spray, should be used
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Life After Birth
By Runner's World on 26/05/2004 15:11:51
Child benefit... three real-life stories of how giving birth can improve your running
after pregnancy seem to suggest that they can.Vicki SmithAge: 38 Children: One (Joe, 13 months)PBs before children: 5 miles – 34:59; 10K – 43:49; half-marathon – 1:40:50PBs after children: 5 miles – 34:46; 10K – 43:00; half-marathon – 1:40:12“I had
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The Great Escape: Beating Stress (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 29/10/2008 16:54:02
Stress. Anxiety. Pressure. Tension. Find out how you can use running to leave them behind - literally (non-subscriber preview)
, 33. Regularly working 14-hour days, there was the added emotional burden of seeing people suffering with a serious disease day-in, day-out. Claire knew she had to do something to cope with the pressure, and remembered the enjoyment she got from
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Run Like A Dream (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 29/12/2008 09:16:22
Make sleep the sharpest training tool in your box to take your running to a new level (non-subscriber preview)
GETTY IMAGES Better sleep. That's all that could be standing between you and a new PB. Too good to be true? Not according to Mara Yamauchi, who set a new marathon PB (2:25:03) at the International Women's Marathon in Tokyo in November. "Sleep is one
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Reader To Reader: Getting over an eating disorder
By Jane Hoskyn on 02/02/2007 17:28:22
One RW member is frightened that she'll gain weight if she eats to fuel her running. Here's how you responded
to put on weight on 2,000 calories a day of any sort of foods. If you're a 4'11" size 8, it might just be enough to maintain your weight. Any taller and it won't be enough. As for exercising less or more... you're already doing a substantial mileage
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9 Ways To Boost Your Energy
By Marc Bloom on 29/09/2004 15:12:14
Run more, feel livelier! Just one of the tips in this non-subscriber preview of our full energy-boosting article
at least 10,000 steps (roughly five miles) in the course of every day. 6. Dare to be differentVary your running so that you feel excited about each session. Change your regular route, try a park in another town, go to a track, explore a new trail, run
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